Nigerian police make arrests in baby factory

Police in Nigeria's Ogun state have arrested two suspects at a baby factory run by a woman who was released on bail.

The state police spokesperson Abimbola Oyeyemi said a girl who had been lured by the baby factory operator escaped and reported the matter to the police.

Officers raided the premise and rescued 10 girls with four of them already pregnant, according to TVC news.

One of those arrested is daughter of the woman running the facility who was charged with human trafficking and released on bail.

The other suspect is a physically challenged man who police suspect could be responsible for impregnating girls.

The baby factories are usually a place where young girls are lured and impregnated then after delivery the babies are sold.

This article originally appeared on BBC News

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