Police Arrest Couple For Running Baby Factory In Imo, Rescue Eight Pregnant Girls

Chukwudinma and Comfort Umunnakwe, a couple, have been taken into custody by the Imo State Police Command on charges of operating a baby factory within the state. The accused, who are the owners of the Comfort Orphanage Home in Owerri, were displayed on Sunday at the headquarters of the police command. On Tuesday, July 2, Henry Okoye, a spokesman for the Imo State Police Command, stated that the operatives’ receipt of an intelligence tip enabled the arrest.

The suspects have confessed to being in the criminal activity for over 12 years and will be arraigned in court upon completion of the investigation.

“The suspects coerced their victims into signing a document to give away their children upon delivery for either N400,000 or N500,000 depending on the gender of the child,” Okoye said.

One of the victims, Ijeoma, revealed that the suspects lured them to the orphanage with promises of care, but instead subjected them to inhuman treatment and threats.

“I refused to sign the document and have been asking them to allow me to leave or contact my family, but they refused till now,” she said.

The police urged residents to report any criminal activity to the nearest police station or via the command’s emergency lines.