A middle-aged woman, Mrs. Celine Eze from Umuezeala-Ogwara in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, has been arrested the police for her alleged involvement in running a baby factory and child trafficking.
According to information available to 247ureports.com, Mrs. Eze, a professional nurse, was arrested at her home in the community by security operatives from police headquarters, Owerri.
She was said to have capitalized on her profession as a nurse to perpetrate the crime.
According to village sources, Mrs. Eze has been running the secret home for a long time now where she keeps pregnant female students and teenage girls who were being impregnated by her boys.
Some villagers revealed that the babies were being sold to people ‘looking for fruits of the womb’, while some were of the opinion that the babies were sold to highest bidders.
Meanwhile, the husband of the culprit, Mr. Matthew Eze, was said to be making frantic effort to get her wife released from the police.
This is even as no proper search was said to have been made by the police in her home.
When contacted for clarifications on the matter, the state police PRO, DSP Joy Elemoko confirmed the case but said she did not know the name of the person involved.