By Blessing Fali
The Ogun State Police Command has dismantled a suspected illegal baby factory in Mowe, rescuing two pregnant women and four children while arresting six suspects.
The operation was carried out on August 24, 2026, by operatives of the Mowe Division following intelligence on alleged human trafficking and illegal adoption activities at Abaren Village, Mowe.
The police said the rescued pregnant women were identified as Ilesanmi Foluke, 23, who was seven months pregnant, and Ejekwa Melody, 20, who was eight months pregnant. Four children, comprising two boys and two girls, were also recovered from the facility.
Six suspects were arrested during the operation, including Florence Ogbona, 58, Magdalene Julius, 63, Chidike Egwuonwu, 40, Onyechu Chidike, 35, Stephen Ogbona, 39, and a nurse, Oseni Idaya.
Further investigation led police officers to a hospital in the Mowe area, where another alleged victim, Blessing Bright Effiong, 26, had reportedly given birth to a baby boy on August 20.
The police said the whereabouts of the newborn could not be immediately established, prompting the arrest of the attending nurse as investigations continued to locate the missing baby.
The Ogun State Police Command said investigations are ongoing and vowed to ensure that anyone found culpable faces prosecution.
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