By Mardiyyah Abubakar
Ogun State Police Command has dismantled an alleged baby factory in the Mowe area of the state, rescuing two pregnant women and four children.
The command also arrested six suspects in connection with the operation.
Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, discloses this in a statement on Tuesday.
Babaseyi say operatives carried out the operation at about 8am on Monday, August 24, 2026, at Toluwalase Street, Abaren Village, via Gbarinmole, Mowe, following intelligence on alleged human trafficking and illegal adoption activities at the facility.
The two rescued pregnant women were identified as Ilesanmi Foluke, 23, who was seven months pregnant, and Ejekwa Melody, 20, who was eight months pregnant.
Four children, comprising two boys and two girls, were also rescued during the operation.
Suspects who were arrested include: Florence Ogbona, 58; Magdalene Julius, 63; Chidike Egwuonwu, 40; Onyechu Chidike, 35; Stephen Ogbona, 39; and an attending nurse, Oseni Idaya.
The police spokesperson says further intelligence-led operations took officers to a hospital within the Mowe axis, where another alleged victim, Blessing Effiong, 26, had reportedly given birth to a baby boy on August 20.
According to the command, Effiong is receiving medical treatment at the hospital, but the whereabouts of her newborn could not be established.
The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, Abeokuta, for further investigation.
The command said investigators would work to establish the full extent of the alleged syndicate’s activities, locate the missing newborn and prosecute anyone found culpable.
Meanwhile, Commissioner of Police in Ogun State, Bode Ojajuni, commend the officers involved in the operation and reaffirm the command’s commitment to tackling human trafficking, child trading and other violent crimes.
