Lagos Police Command Discovers Baby Factory In Ijegun

By Mohammed Adekola

Lagos State Police Command discovered a baby factory in Ijegun area of the state and rescued 10 people.
Three suspects were arrested, spokesperson for the command, Benjamin Hundeyin, shared this with reporters on Monday.

Hundeyin said the illegal activity was exposed after the police received a tip-off last Saturday.

He said officers quickly went to the location and arrested the main suspect, Mariam Vincent, aged 35, along with two others – Orie Ruth, 23, and Ujunwa Ifeanyi, 18.

During the operation, the police found and rescued several victims, including three children aged seven, five, and two.

Seven adult women and three children were rescued. Victims rescued from Lagos baby factory. Among the adult victims were Precious (24), Magdalene (25), Adaobi (23), Princess (22), Ifeanyi (25), and Amaka (26).

The rescued children are Destiny (7), Miracle (5), and Success (2).

All the rescued people are now getting proper care and support.
Hundeyin said the suspects admitted during questioning that they kidnapped the victims from different places in the state to run the baby factory.

He added that the investigation is still ongoing and the suspects will face charges in court.
While giving updates on police efforts over the past two weeks,

Hundeyin said, “A total of 39 suspects who engaged in various crimes, including murder, kidnapping, armed robbery, rape, child stealing, vandalism, illegal operation of a baby factory, illegal possession of firearms, and illicit drugs were arrested.”