LAGOS (Reuters) – Police in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, have freed 19 women and girls who had mostly been abducted and impregnated by captors planning to sell their babies.
The girls and women, aged from 15 to 28, had been brought from all over Nigeria with promises of work, Lagos police said on Monday. Four babies were also found.
“Baby factories”, as such premises are widely known, are most common in parts of eastern Nigeria.
“The young women were mostly abducted by the suspects for the purpose of getting them pregnant and selling the babies to potential buyers. The girls were tricked with employment as domestic staff in Lagos,” said Lagos police spokesman Bala Elkana.
“Boys are sold for 500,000 naira ($1,630) and girls for 300,000 naira ($980).”
The REKHA SAHAY Corner! 
Such a terribly sad story. But I’m glad the women and children were freed. They deserve freedom.
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I don’t understand, Why people treat women and children as property ?
The term BABY FACTORY itself is horrible.
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I don’t understand either. It’s such a disrespectful thing to do.
The fact that has to be a term is so sad.
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I more painful issue is- why do they need
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Why do they need Baby factories? When there are so many orphans. Instead of buying babies/ kids they may adopt them.
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True. No idea why they decided to do something like that. Makes no sense.
They must really not see females and kids as the humans we are.
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I completely agree with you.
Actually, in this materialistic world money is god.
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Yeah…Money is ruling the world a bit too much though, don’t you think?
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I completely agree with you.
I believe, still there are some who cares about humanity above money.
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There are some! I know a few, and I do know of a big community that would support helping the world over money.
They’re just hard to find nowadays.
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Great to know that there is a such community.
Indeed, it’s hard to find such great souls.
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This story is so sad…
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Yes, very sad.
human beings, specially women and children are being treated like animals.
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