Operatives of the Mowe Division of the Ogun State Police Command on Monday dismantled an illegal baby factory syndicate operating at Toluwalase Street, Abaren Village, in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area, arresting six suspects.

The raid, conducted at about 8 a.m. on 24 August 2026 following sustained intelligence, also led to the rescue of two heavily pregnant women and four children. The women were identified as Ilesanmi Foluke, 23, who was seven months pregnant, and Ejekwa Melody, 20, who was eight months pregnant. The four children comprised two boys and two girls.

The suspects in custody are Florence Glory Ogbona, 58; Magdalene Julius, 63 (an attending nurse); Oseni Kusamotu Idaya; Chidike Egwuonwu, 40; Onyechu Chidike, 35; and Stephen Ogbona, 39.According to the Deputy Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Oluborode Opeyemi, preliminary investigations showed that human trafficking and illegal adoption activities had been taking place systematically at the facility.

Follow-up operations based on further intelligence took officers to a hospital in the Mowe axis, where another victim, Blessing Bright Effiong, 26, had given birth to a baby boy on 20 August 2026. While the mother was receiving medical care, the whereabouts of the newborn could not be established, prompting the arrest of the attending nurse to aid efforts to locate the infant.

The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) at Eleweran, Abeokuta, for thorough investigation to determine the full scope of the syndicate’s activities, recover the missing newborn, and ensure the prosecution of all those found culpable.

Commissioner of Police Bode Ojajuni commended the operatives and reaffirmed the command’s commitment to eradicating human trafficking, child trading and other violent crimes in Ogun State. He urged residents to remain vigilant and continue supplying timely, credible information to support intelligence-led policing.

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