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Nigerian baby factory raided
From News24: Police in southern Nigeria have raided a purported orphanage where they found 17 pregnant girls, arresting the owner on suspicion of planning to sell their babies, a spokesperson said on Saturday. The owner and a young man “suspected of having been hired to impregnate the girls” were arrested, police spokesperson Emeka Chukwuemeka told [...]
Nigeria: How child trafficking network operates in South East
From Vanguard: Child Trafficking in the Eastern part of Nigeria is a lucrative trade. In Nigeria, human trafficking ranks the third most common crime after financial fraud and drug trafficking. At least 10 children are sold every day across the country, according to the UN. Globally, the traffickers earn $33 billion yearly. In Nigeria, the [...]
Nigeria: Pregnant teens cooperate in probe of illegal baby trafficking
From The Washington Post: Dozens of pregnant teenagers found at an illegal clinic in Nigeria and accused of trying to sell their babies are helping investigators find the organizers of baby trafficking rings, officials said. They had lured the 32 teens to an illegal clinic to provide babies for trafficking rings in the southeastern city [...]
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