During an operation on a baby factory at Umunya in the Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, security forces saved the lives of five pregnant girls.
The rescue efforts were coordinated by the state’s security agencies and the ministry of health in Anambra State.
Despite functioning as a hospital, the baby factory was discovered to be a hub for child trafficking, as state Health Commissioner Afam Obidike disclosed to media on Wednesday.
“Mother and Child Hospital and Maternity located on a road along the Tansian University, Umunya” was the name he gave to the facility.
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He said, “We found that some hospitals that are not registered are operating in the state. We have created data that will capture the hospitals in the state so that people will be able to have quality, good healthcare.
“Unfortunately, in one of the hospitals that we came for inspection, we found out that in our data system, they were not registered. We came here to verify and look at what is happening.”
He continued by saying that seven of the on-duty nurses had left the institution and that it was not registered with the Anambra state government.
The commissioner noted that the victims were between the ages of 14 and 21, and she underlined Governor Charles Soludo’s determination to deal with the threat.
