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Nigeria 'baby factory' raided in Imo state | Nigeria 'baby factory' raided in Imo state |
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Seventeen pregnant teenage girls and 11 babies have been rescued from a house in Nigeria's south-eastern Imo state, police have said. | Seventeen pregnant teenage girls and 11 babies have been rescued from a house in Nigeria's south-eastern Imo state, police have said. |
They say they are looking for a woman suspected of planning to sell the babies. | They say they are looking for a woman suspected of planning to sell the babies. |
"The girls claimed they were fed once a day and were not allowed to leave the home," said spokeswoman Joy Elomoko. | "The girls claimed they were fed once a day and were not allowed to leave the home," said spokeswoman Joy Elomoko. |
It is not uncommon for such "baby factories" to be found in south-eastern Nigeria. | It is not uncommon for such "baby factories" to be found in south-eastern Nigeria. |
The rescued girls said they had all been made pregnant by a 23-year-old man, who has been arrested, reports the AFP news agency. | The rescued girls said they had all been made pregnant by a 23-year-old man, who has been arrested, reports the AFP news agency. |
The European Union says Nigeria, along with China, is one of the biggest sources of people trafficked into Europe, where they are often forced into prostitution. | The European Union says Nigeria, along with China, is one of the biggest sources of people trafficked into Europe, where they are often forced into prostitution. |
In 2011, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (Naptip), said their investigations showed that babies are sold for up to $6,400 (£4,200) each. | In 2011, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (Naptip), said their investigations showed that babies are sold for up to $6,400 (£4,200) each. |
Poor, unmarried women face tough choices if they get pregnant in Nigeria, often facing exclusion from society, correspondents say. | Poor, unmarried women face tough choices if they get pregnant in Nigeria, often facing exclusion from society, correspondents say. |
Naptip says desperate teenagers with unplanned pregnancies are sometimes lured to clinics and then forced to turn over their babies. | |
The babies can be sold for illegal adoption, used for child labour or prostitution or sometimes killed with their body parts used for ritual purposes. | The babies can be sold for illegal adoption, used for child labour or prostitution or sometimes killed with their body parts used for ritual purposes. |
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