Soldiers Rescue 14 Pregnant Teenagers, 8 Children in Abia
Soldiers from 144 Battalion, Asa, in Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia State have rescued 14 pregnant teenagers and eight children from a motherless babies’ home at Umunkpeyi Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area, Vanguard reports.
Also arrested by the soldiers were six young men, who claimed to be staff of the home, and two girls, aged 16 and 25.
However, the proprietress of the home, Mrs. Nma Charity, is still at large.
It was gathered that Mrs. Charity claimed to be running a government-approved home, but engages in child trafficking and hiring of men who impregnates the teenage girls.
Sources told Vanguard that on delivery, each girl got N20,000, while their babies were sold for between N80,000 and N150,000 for females and males, respectively.
One of the suspects, who was caught at Eke-Akpara in Osisioma Ngwa Local Government Area, while trying to steal a baby, confessed that he had been in the business with Mrs. Charity for a long period, stating that his role was to steal a child and deliver it to the her, who in turn sold it to her customers.
Acting on the confession of the suspect, the Commanding Officer 144 Battalion, Lt. Col. Omolori Rasheed, ordered his men to raid the home where about 14 pregnant teenagers and six young men were arrested, while the proprietress of the home was away at the time of the raid.
A soldier, who declined to have his name in print, told Vanguard that the babies, between the ages of one and six, and the pregnant teenagers, would be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters, NAPTIP, while the other persons would be handed over to the police for prosecution.
This fake foundations are everywhere.good they found out
Aba noo ji Aba aju. everything happens in Aba. Thank God they were rescued alive
When will human trafficking and child labour stop in this country? Nawao
Thank God for rescuing them. Only God knows what this baby farmers do with d babies after birth.
Look @ what small girls are doing 4 mere 20,000 risking their life
Na wa ooooooooo…..when will dis country gets better for d masses ehn? God help us
All this child traficking of a tin don tire me oooo. Jst #20,000 only. God hv mercy.
Hehehehehhe God have mercy!
Thank GOD they found them
This is some scary ish…
Kai,na wa oooo
Trafficking girls to make money. Why can’t they use their own kids. Sadly, it’s everywhere in the country now and something needs to be done
May God continue 2 expose them.
All these are caused by poverty and lack of orientation. This is the after-mart of bad governance.
My God! 20k? Anyway in abia state anything is possible
Jesus! When will our government fish them all out and punish them severly. Let there be capital punishment for those involved, it will deter others from such wickedness. Just 20k, Lord have mercy
Kia what is this life turning into? OMG
May God not spare the useless men who voluntarily impregnant these girls. Kai! Naija!!!
So many of these I believe are yet to be discovered
Some have food but cannot eat, some can eat but have no food.
Chai, someone must have tipped d proprietor. I hope she too is caught . This is the height of poverty
God Pls. Have Mercy on human beings. Babies being as a mere commodity.
Na wah ooo
This is pathetic but i blame it all on poverty kos who; if not for the fact of bern poor will sell their babies through all the 9 months pain for an amount a little over $250_$300
hmmmmmm excuse for poverty
poor children, height of wickedness and greed. thank God they were caught
20k for all what I’m going through now? Will consider 20million.
I wonder how much I can sell my child! The thought of it (sell) feels me with anger and voilence!