The Anambra state Police Command, Tuesday, said they have busted an alleged baby factory at Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, CSP Haruna Muhammed, who announced this in a statement, added that suspected owner of the ‘factory’ Ms Gladys Nworie Ikegwuonu was on the run while four pregnant young girls were rescued even as two suspects were apprehended during the operation.
According to Muhammed, the arrest were effected following a preliminary investigations conducted by the Police after they foiled an attempt by two persons to kidnap a four-year old boy returning from School on March 11, 2021 at Otolo Nnewi.
“It will be recalled that on 11/3/2021,there was a report at the Area Command Headquarters, Nnewi, that a four-year old child of St Joseph’s School, Otolo Nnewi, was returning home from School in company of his siblings when two men on a motorcycle grabbed the child and zoomed off with him. However, the child was rescued by some commercial motorcyclists who pursued and eventually arrested the suspects at Akamili community, Nnewi.
“Preliminary investigations conducted by the Police revealed that the suspects who were beaten to stupor by an angry mob (one of whom was confirmed dead), were sent by one Gladys Nworie Ikegwuonu, presently at large, who also operates a baby factory and a brothel by keeping young girls and getting them impregnated after which she sells the children to her waiting customers.
“Two suspects arrested are Abuchi Ani, ‘M’, aged 32 years, of Ohaozora, Ebonyi state, and Emeka Ikegwuonu, ‘M’, 49 years, of Akabukwu, Nnewi, Anambra state. Consequently, four pregnant young girls were rescued as follows: Chisom Okoye, ‘f’, 20 years, of Mgbaneze Isu, Onicha LGA,. Ebonyi state and Chinecherem Clement, ‘f’, 18 years, of Agbaebo Isu of Onicha LGA, Ebonyi state.
“Blessing Ogbonna, ‘f’, 21 years, of Nkwagu Isu of Onicha LGA, Ebonyi state; and Blessing Njoku, ‘f’, 21 years, of Mgbaneze Isu of Onicha LGA, Ebonyi state, all residing at Cool Joint bar Nnewi,” he further stated.
He said the command would intensify efforts to arrest the principal suspect, “one Gladys Nworie Ikegwuonu, ‘f’, of Ohaozora, Ebonyi state, in order to bring her and other accomplices to Justice.”
