Police raid baby factory, rescue 5 pregnant girls breeding babies for sale in economic hardship times
By Jeph Ajobaju, Chief Copy Editor
Police have announced busting a woman who allegedly operated a baby factory where five pregnant girls and a baby were rescued during a raid in Ore, headquarters of Odigbo Council of Ondo.
Ondo Police Command spokesperson Olayinka Ayanlade said officers arrested one Ada Clement at the illegal facility that held the pregnant girls being allegedly nurtured to breed babies for sale.
Ayablade disclosed in a statement that the suspect sold male babies for N600,000 and above, female N400,000 and above, adding that one of the victims was delivered of a baby boy in the facility.
“The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected baby factory and human trafficking syndicate operating within Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The case, which was transferred from the Ore Division to the command’s Gender-Based Violence Unit, is presently under active investigation,” the statement explained.
“The incident came to light on October 21, 2025, at about 7.30pm, when one Vivian Peter, a 17-year-old girl from Ikot Ekpan, Akwa Ibom State, who is presently pregnant, reported at the Ore Division that she had been trafficked from Akwa Ibom to Ore under the guise of being offered a job opportunity.
“Upon her arrival in Ore, she was taken to a supposed clinic, which later turned out to be a baby factory, where she met other pregnant girls allegedly being held for exploitation.
“She further revealed that the owner of the facility, identified as one Ada Clement, later instructed that she be taken to another hospital in Ore for a medical scan. However, she managed to escape and sought refuge at the Ore Division, where she reported the incident to the police.
“Acting swiftly on the report, operatives from the Ore Division in collaboration with the gender unit raided the said facility, leading to the successful rescue of five pregnant girls and a baby boy.
“It was discovered that one of the victims had already given birth and is presently receiving post-natal treatment at the General Hospital, Ore, while the remaining rescued victims are in safe protective custody of the police.”
Ayanlade also said:
- During preliminary investigation, Ada Clement and her accomplices confessed that the facility was being used as a baby factory where young pregnant girls were kept until they were delivered, after which their babies were sold to individuals seeking to buy children.
- “It was further discovered that the babies were sold for N400,000 and above for female children, and N600,000 and above for male children.”
- Commissioner of Police Adebowale Lawal has ordered a full investigation to ensure that all members of the trafficking ring are arrested and prosecuted.
- Efforts are ongoing to arrest fleeing members of the syndicate being trailed by detectives from the command’s gender-based violence unit.
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