Monday, October 27, 2025 - The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a woman identified as Ada Clement for allegedly operating a baby factory in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson of the command, Olayinka Ayanlade, who
disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, October 26, 2025 said police
operatives rescued five pregnant underage girls found in the illegal facility.
According to the PPRO, the suspect sold babies for N400,000
and above for female children and N600,000 and above for male children.
“The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected
baby factory and human trafficking syndicate operating within Ore, Odigbo Local
Government Area of the state,” the statement read.
“The case, which was transferred from the Ore Division to the
Command’s Gender-Based Violence Unit, is presently under active
investigation."
Ayanlade said the incident came to light on the 21st of
October, 2025, when one Vivian Peter, a 17-year-old girl from Ikot Ekpan, Akwa
Ibom State, who is presently pregnant, reported at Ore Division that she had
been trafficked from Akwa Ibom to Ore under the guise of being offered a job
opportunity.
“Upon her arrival in Ore, she was taken to a supposed
clinic, which later turned out to be a baby factory, where she met other
pregnant girls allegedly being held for exploitation,” the statement read.
"She further revealed that the owner of the facility,
identified as one Ada Clement, later instructed that she be taken to another
hospital in Ore for a medical scan.
“However, she managed to escape and sought refuge at Ore
Division, where she reported the incident to the police.”
Acting swiftly on the report, the PPRO said operatives from
Ore Division, in collaboration with the gender unit, raided the said facility,
leading to the successful rescue of five pregnant girls and a baby boy.
"It was discovered that one of the victims had already
given birth and is presently receiving post-natal treatment at the General
Hospital, Ore, while the remaining rescued victims are in safe protective
custody of the police.”
He added that preliminary investigation had revealed that
the suspect, Ada Clement, and her accomplices had confessed to the crime,
admitting that the facility was being used as a baby factory, where young
pregnant girls were kept until they delivered, after which their babies were
sold to individuals seeking children.
“It was further discovered that the babies were sold for
N400,000 and above for female children, and N600,000 and above for male
children,” he noted.
The PPRO said the state Commissioner of Police, Mr
Adebowale Lawal, has ordered a full investigation into the incident to ensure
that all members of the trafficking ring are apprehended and prosecuted
accordingly
He further disclosed that frantic
efforts were ongoing to arrest other fleeing members of the syndicate, who are
currently being trailed by detectives from the command’s gender-based violence
unit.
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