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Home » Nigeria » BUSTED: Church facility converted to baby factory in Rivers, different price tags for baby boys, girls

BUSTED: Church facility converted to baby factory in Rivers, different price tags for baby boys, girls

...details of how operators lure pregnant girls to deliver prematurely

Olaotan Falade by Olaotan Falade
July 4, 2020
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BUSTED: Church facility converted to baby factory in Rivers, different price tags for baby boys, girls
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For many unsuspecting residents, the Great Mercy Deliverance Ministry located at No 5 Giwa Street, Rumuolumeni in Obi-Akpor Local Government area of Rivers State was a worship centre till the nefarious activities carried out behind its doors was uncovered by detectives attached to the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT). The church premises turned out to be a lucrative baby factory.

When the IRT team busted it, three newborns, their mothers and three pregnant teenagers, were reportedly found at the facility.

Another couple ready to take away two babies bought at the church, Grate Mercy Deliverance Ministry, were also apprehended by operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, IRP.

The operators reportedly scouted for teenagers who could not take care of their pregnancies across Rivers, Abia, Akwa Ibom and Imo states.

It was gathered that the Martins worked with a woman identified simply as IB, who found buyers for the babies. IB is still at large at the time of filing this report.

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To fast-track the criminal deal, they reportedly induced their victims to give birth at eighth months. After births, they allegedly gave them drugs that would make them sleep off.

It was learnt that the syndicate was busted recently after a relative of one of the victims, Patience, lured into the Church from Akwa Ibom State, reported her missing to the IRT.

Consequently, a team of detectives trailed Patience to the church where they found three pregnant teenagers, three newborn babies and their teenage mums, including Patience.

The source stated, “One of the pregnant teenagers, Loveth, is five months’ pregnant. She is from Ngor-Okpala area of Imo State. We also found one Chisom, from Ohaji Egbema, Imo State. She is 18 years old and seven months’ pregnant. The third pregnant lady is Chioma.

“Patience was found with a day-old baby boy and two other teenagers Favour and Chizaram, were found with a baby girl and a baby boy respectively. In the course of investigations, it was discovered that pregnant teenagers were usually induced into labour in their eighth months due to demands from people who wanted to buy the babies.

“The suspects, Maureen Martins, and her husband Chidi, who used the church to perpetrate the criminal act, promised the expectant teenage mums accommodation, feeding and maternity care and assured them they would be sent back after delivery. They worked with a woman known as IB who is on the run now.

“A couple, who came to buy a baby boy and a girl from Maureen, were also arrested. They paid N3.5m. The children are those of Patience and Favour. The two babies were sold to the couple as twins. There are over seven rooms in the church where the girls were kept. Maureen said she had lost count of the number of babies she had sold.”

Another source disclosed that after selling the babies, Maureen and her husband would give the mothers N30,000 to travel back to their states.

He added, “It was discovered that Maureen had been operating the baby factory for over six years and people came from across the country to buy babies from her. She usually sold baby boys for N1.5m each, while baby girls were sold for N1.1m each. Maureen is the general overseer of her church, while her husband is an associate pastor.

“We are currently tracing over 20 children which they have sold. When children are born, Maureen will ask their mothers not to breastfeed them so that they don’t get used to breast milk.”

While being paraded, Maureen, 45, said she is a nurse and only helped to take delivery of babies at the church. She stated that it was IB who scouted for the pregnant teenagers and sold the babies.

She said, “I am from Isiamba North, Imo State, but I reside in Port Harcourt. I am married with two children and I am also a nurse. It was IB who introduced this ‘business’ to me. She was the one who brought the pregnant ladies and sold their babies.

“I don’t know where she got them from; mine was to look after them until they were delivered of their babies. IB would take the babies to the buyers and I would tell the girls that their babies are dead and give them money.”

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