The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking (NAPTIP) has rescued nine pregnant women from the Abuja baby factory.
Following a tip-off from a concerned citizen, the officer of NAPTIP raided the facility.
In a statement disclosed on Thursday, the NAPTIP Press Officer, Vincent Adekoye, revealed that the victims were locked up in an apartment located in a rambling estate in the Ushafa area of Abuja.
Adekoye said the suspected trafficking agent, yet-to-be-identified recruited the victims through an online platform.
Also, the Director-General of NAPTIP, Binta Adamu-Bello, commended the judiciary for convicting and sentencing a 52-year-old man, Bishop Kenneth Duke, for defiling a 12-year-old girl.
New Daily Prime gathered that the defied 12-year-old minor was his church member’s daughter in Abuja.
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Serving as a deterrent to others, Adamu-Bello issued a warning that the agency will go after violators.
“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.
Questioning his act, she described the violation as painful and criminal: “I am relieved that the judiciary has served the convict the commensurable dose of punishment.”
