ONDO BABY FACTORY WHERE BABIES ARE SOLD FOR BETWEEN 400,000 AND 600,000 NAIRA BURSTED, FIVE PREGNANT GIRLS RESCUED

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a woman, Ada Clement, for allegedly operating a baby factory in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area.

The command said it also rescued five pregnant underage girls and a baby boy.

“The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected baby factory and human trafficking syndicate operating within Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state,” said Mr Olayinka Ayanlade, Public Relations Officer of the command in a statement on Sunday.

According to Ayanlade, the incident came to light on October 21, 2025, when a 17-year-old girl, Vivian Peter, reported that she had been trafficked from Akwa Ibom to Ore under the guise of a job opportunity and taken to a supposed clinic, which turned out to be a baby factory.

“Preliminary investigation had revealed that the suspect, Ada Clement, and her accomplices had confessed to the crime, admitting that the facility was being used as a baby factory, where young pregnant girls were kept until they delivered, after which their babies were sold to individuals seeking children,” Ayanlade said.

The babies were reportedly sold for N400,000 and above for female children, and N600,000 and above for male children.

The statement read, “The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected baby factory and human trafficking syndicate operating within Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.

“The case, which was transferred from the Ore Division to the Command’s Gender-Based Violence Unit, is presently under active investigation.

“On 21st of October, 2025, one Vivian Peter, a 17-year-old girl from Ikot Ekpan, Akwa Ibom State, who is presently pregnant, reported at Ore Division that she had been trafficked from Akwa Ibom to Ore under the guise of being offered a job opportunity.

“Upon her arrival in Ore, she was taken to a supposed clinic, which later turned out to be a baby factory, where she met other pregnant girls allegedly being held for exploitation.

“She further revealed that the owner of the facility, identified as one Ada Clement, later instructed that she be taken to another hospital in Ore for a medical scan.

“However, she managed to escape and sought refuge at Ore Division, where she reported the incident to the police,” the Command’s spokesperson stated.

Acting on the report, operatives from Ore Division, in collaboration with the gender unit, raided the said facility, “leading to the successful rescue of five pregnant girls and a baby boy.

“It was discovered that one of the victims had already given birth and is presently receiving post-natal treatment at the General Hospital, Ore, while the remaining rescued victims are in safe protective custody of the police.”

He added, “It was further discovered that the babies were sold for N400,000 and above for female children, and N600,000 and above for male children.”

The Ondo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Adebowale Lawal, has ordered a full investigation into the incident to ensure all members of the trafficking ring are apprehended and prosecuted accordingly.