Juliana Francis
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has sealed a baby factory located in Aba, Abia State and has launched a manhunt for the fleeing alleged owner identified as Nwamaka Ijeoma Agozie.
According to Head, Press and Public Relations, Stella
Nezan, three persons, including a Nigerian-American have been arrested in
connection with the crime.
The factory, Nwamaka Herbal Centre, located at
Ikpokwu, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State, was sealed by
operatives of the Agency on Wednesday following the refusal of the owner to
respond to invitations extended to her by the Agency.
Nezan said: “The investigation of the Baby factory
followed the arrest of a Nigerian-American citizen who was found with two
children, which she claimed to have delivered at the Nwamaka Herbal Centre, but
investigations proved otherwise. The two children are supposed to be twins. The
Nigerian-American had claimed to have given birth to them in March 2020 shortly
after she returned from the United States of America.”
The America based Nigerian lady, who also claimed to
be a Pastor in the United States, said she didn’t know the man responsible for her
alleged pregnancy as she got into multiple sexual affairs in September 2018 in
Amsterdam. According to her, she started experiencing strange symptoms a month
later. During that period, she visited a hospital in Atlanta and the doctors allegedly
told her that they couldn’t identify any pregnancy in her.
“After several encounters with doctors outside
Nigeria who could not confirm her pregnant, she decided to come to Nigeria and
seek the medical service of Agozie,” said Nezan.
The America based lady, further stated: “On March 5,
2020, I came to Nigeria and went to see Mrs. Ijeoma who gave me some types of
medicine mixed with honey. A few hours later, I gave birth to a set of twin.”
Nezan explained: “She further claimed to have paid a
whopping sum of N2million Naira for the delivery. The deal however, blew open
when she approached the American Embassy in Abuja to procure necessary document
that will enable her to leave Nigeria with the children. The Embassy doubted
her claims and conducted a DNA test which proved negative. The DNA result
revealed that she was not the biological mother of the children and that the
babies were not even related. The scenario has become more suspicious as the
owner of the Herbal Centre where she claimed to have delivered the babies is
now on the run but security Agencies are now after her.”
The image maker revealed that the rescued babies
were presently receiving adequate care at the shelter of the Agency while
investigation continues.
The Director General of NAPTIP, Imaan Sulaiman-
Ibrahim, expressed displeasure with the rising cases of sales of babies and
child trafficking in Nigeria, promising thorough investigation into the case
with a view to bringing to book the perpetrators.
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