The Nasarawa State Police Command has rescued six teenage girls and a six-month-old baby from a baby factory located at Ado Kasa in Karu Local Government of the state.
The operation which was carried out in the early hours of Wednesday, also led to the arrest of the operators of Saint Bridget Orphanage in Karu.
According to the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Ramhan Namsel, detectives attached to Area Command, New Karu, acted based on a tip-off on the baby factory.
Suspects arrested are: Eze Ezeogu Norbert, Nnaemeka Eze, Okechuku Ogechi and Obiagheli Chidi.
He said: “Preliminary investigation revealed that the operator of the orphanage home abducted under-age pregnant girls, hold them hostage till they give birth and sell their children to the highest bidder.
“Further investigation also revealed that the orphanage home was not registered,” he said.
He disclosed that the suspects and victims have been handed over to the National Agency for the Prosecution of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, for further investigation and prosecution.
The command warned criminals and those who may be nursing ambition that are inimical to the safety of the state to desist from such act as the police will not relent in mobilising resources to confront and render such operations fruitless.
He further urged parents to take proper care of their children, while appealing to members of the public to avail the police with credible information that will assist in taming crimes in the state.