An baby factory syndicate at Abaren Village, Mowe, has been uncovered and dismantled by the operatives of Mowe Division of the Ogun State Police Command, through an intelligence-led operation, reports thegazellenews.com.
The Ogun State Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, made this disclosure through a statement made available to newsmen to newsmen on Tuesday, 25 August, 2026.
According to Babaseyi, the operation resulted in the rescue of two heavily pregnant women and four children, as well as the arrest of six suspects: Florence Ogbona ‘f’ (58), Magdalene Julius ‘f’ (63), Chidike Egwuonwu ‘m’ (40), Onyechu Chidike ‘m’ (35), Stephen Ogbona ‘m’ (39), and an attending nurse, Oseni Idaya ‘f’.
The command image -maker described the arrest of the members of this baby factory syndicate as a significant breakthrough in its ongoing fight against human trafficking and child exploitation.
“The operation was carried out on 24th August, 2026, at about 8:00 a.m., when operatives acting on sustained intelligence stormed the syndicate’s hideout located at Toluwalase Street, Abaren Village, via Gbarinmole, a suburb of Mowe, as preliminary investigation revealed that human trafficking and illegal adoption activities had been occurring at the facility over time.
“During the raid, operatives safely rescued two pregnant victims: Ilesanmi Foluke ‘f’ (23), seven months pregnant, and Ejekwa Melody ‘f’ (20), eight months pregnant. Four young children, comprising two males and two females, were also recovered from the scene” Babaseyi said.
While explaining that intelligence-led follow-up operations led officers of the command to a hospital within the Mowe axis, where another victim, Blessing Bright Effiong ‘f’ (26), had given birth to a baby boy on 20th August, 2026, Babaseyi added that while the mother was receiving medical care, the whereabouts of the newborn child could not be accounted for, prompting the arrest of the attending nurse in an attempt to locate the infant.
The state police publicist said the public will be notified on the development of the case unfold , just as he also said that the matter has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta, to establish the full extent of the syndicate’s activities, locate the missing newborn, and ensure the prosecution of every culpable suspect.
