Building suspected to have been a baby factory has been sealed by the Osun State Government.
The facility identified as Oroyemi Elizabeth Covenant Home and Care Centre, was sealed following the report of the building been used as a baby factory.
The operation was carriedout by Women, and Social Affairs Commissioner, Olubukola Olaboopo, officers of the Nigerian Police Force including Officials of the Ministry.
During the rescue exercise, an undergraduate, pregnant woman and other 47 children were rescued from the building situated in ile-Ife area of Osun State.
It was reported that the Commissioner for Women, Children and Social Affair in an interview said: “We have gotten several reports over a period of 3-4 years, reporting how the children in Oroyemi Elizabeth Covenant Home and Care Centre are malnourished and the environment have been very dirty and how some illegal activities have been going on more or less like a baby factory and many more allegations,”
“We rescued 47 children; 10-15 adult girls are there. Those with physical disabilities, among whom is an undergraduate of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, were among those that were rescued. Most of them were crying, they refused to follow us but we were able to take three of them.
“As at this (yesterday) morning, the matron who is taking care of those adults just told me that it seems two of them are breastfeeding. When we interrogated them, they said they have never given birth to a child. So it means that we want to know who got them pregnant when they are not married.
“How come they are pregnant? So there are so many things underneath and the State Government is still investigating.”
Yemisi Oreoluwa
