Human trafficking: Police rescue five babies, arrest 10 suspects
The rescued children would be handed over to a government ministry for proper care, the police said.
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The Police in Anambra State said they have uncovered a ‘baby factory’ where young pregnant women are kept and their babies sold by human traffickers.
The police spokesperson in the state, Haruna Mohammed, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Awka, said 10 suspects were arrested and five newborn babies rescued.
Mr Haruna, a chief superintendent of police, said three other children have been rescued in a house, in a coordinated raid, at Oba in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state.