By Ekpoawan Ita
The Abia State command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has rescued Two young Ladies, Doris Nelson and Winner Ugochukwu, from a baby factory located in the Ariaria area of Aba, Abia State.
A release by the Public Relations Officer of the Abia Command of NSCDC, Doreen Ogechi Udugwu, states that the owner of the residence, Nnanna Michael, 64, was arrested through credible intelligence provided to the command.
According to the release, Doris Nelson, 23, is an indigene of Gombe State, while Winner Ugochukwu, 21, hails from Isinweke, Ihite Uboma, Imo State.
It further revealed that Doris Nelson gave birth on Monday, September 9, 2024, and the baby was sold to a yet-to-be-identified buyer at N1.1 million, with the mother receiving just N100,000 from the N500,000 she was promised by the suspect.
The statement also revealed that the second rescued girl, Winner Ugochukwu, is presently seven months pregnant.
While parading the suspect and the rescued girls before newsmen in Aba, the State commander of the NSDC, Usman Ishaq Alfadari, said that the suspect, Michael Nnanna, a father of four children, who allegedly confessed to harboring pregnant women, helping them deliver and sell their babies, claimed he was a former worker in a motherless home.
He also revealed that the operator also claimed that Doris Nelson was introduced to him by someone based in Abuja, while Winner Ugochukwu was introduced to him by one Evangelist First Samuel, who is now at large.
While noting that the suspect had been in the illicit business for some time before he was nabbed, Alfadari assured that the case, would be transferred to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, for prosecution after investigations.
