The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has rescued nine pregnant women from a baby factory in Abuja.
The NAPTIP Press Officer, Mr. Vincent Adekoye, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja.
He said the baby factory is situated at one of the sprawling estates in the Ushafa area of the city.
The spokesman also disclosed that the raid of the factory followed a tip-off from a concerned citizen.
He said the victims were locked up in an apartment inside the estate by a yet-to-be-identified suspected trafficking agent after they were recruited through an online platform.
On her part, the Director-General of the agency, Hajia Binta Adamu-Bello, commended the judiciary for convicting one Bishop Kenneth Duke, who raped a 12-year-old daughter of his Church member in Abuja.
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She said the judgment would serve as a deterrent to others and warned that the agency would not spare anyone who violated its laws.
“Like, I warned a few weeks ago, NAPTIP will not spare anyone found to have violated any of the Laws irrespective of status, either on human trafficking or violence against persons.
”Rape is a serious crime with everlasting psychological effect and lasting trauma on the victim. We must all rise to say no to this heinous crime and ensure the protection of our children.
“How, can you imagine a 52 years old man violating a 12-year-old girl? It is painful and it is criminal. I am relieved that the Judiciary has served the convict the commensurable dose of punishment,” the DG stated.