Nine girls, forced into pregnancy at a ‘baby factory’ in Imo State ,yesterday spoke of how they became victims. The nine were arrested by the police yesterday after initially escaping during a raid of the ‘baby factory’. Their arrest brings to 26 the number of victims rescued from Ahamefula Motherless Babies Home, Umuaka in Njaba Ciouncil Area of the state.They are aged between 14 and 25.
The visibly exhausted girls told The Nation that they were held against their wish by the proprietor of the so-called motherless babies home simply known as Madam One Thousand.
The victims are all from Imo .They said their parents were unaware of their whereabouts.
