Five pregnant girls have been rescued following a raid of a baby factory by security operatives at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The rescue efforts followed a
collaboration of the Anambra State Ministry of Health and security agencies in
the South-Eastern state.
The Anambra State Commissioner
for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike, briefs journalists.
Briefing journalists on
Wednesday, the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Afam Obidike said it was observed
that the baby factory was functioning as a hospital but it was a base for child
trafficking.
The facility is identified as
‘Mother and Child Hospital and Maternity located on a road along the Tansian
University, Umunya.
He identified the facility as
‘Mother and Child Hospital and Maternity located on a road along the Tansian
University, Umunya.
“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,” he said.
“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 said.
Five pregnant girls ranging
from 14 to 21 years were rescued by security operatives during a raid on the
facility on February 7, 2024.
‘Ran Away’
He said the facility was not
registered with the Anambra State Government, adding that the government that
seven nurses on duty ran away.
The commissioner put the ages
of the victims as 14 to 21 years, stressing that Governor Charles Soludo’s
administration is determined to tackle the menace.
“Unfortunately, the hospital is
not registered and activities are suspected to be very fraudulent. So we
decided to just see the senior doctor in the hospital and all the seven nurses.
The rescued girls back the
camera.
“They locked us outside. Before
they opened the gate, they followed the back and ran away. Seven to eight of
them ran away. We saw little girls here that are pregnant, some of them ranging
from 14, 15, 16 and 21 years,” the commissioner said.
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