By Wumi David/Abuja
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), says it has rescued nine pregnant women from a baby factory in one of the sprawling estates in Ushafa area Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
NAPTIP’s spokesman, Vincent Adeoye, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the raid on the baby factory followed a tip-off from a concerned citizen.
According to him, the victims were locked up in an apartment inside the estate by a yet-to-be-identified suspected trafficking agent who allegedly recruited them through an online platform.
Adekoye also said that the Director-General of the Agency, Hajia Binta Adamu-Bello, has lauded the Judiciary, for the landmark judgment of convicting and sentencing one Bishop Kenneth Duke.
The NAPTIP DG who said the judgment would serve as a deterrent to others, warned that the Agency would not spare anyone who violates any of its laws.
“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.
“How can you imagine a 52-year-old man violating a 12-year-old girl? It is painful and it is criminal. I am relieved that the Judiciary has served the convict the commensurable dose of punishment,” she said.
