The Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a suspected child manufacturing unit working within the Ijegun space of the state, rescuing 10 people and arresting three suspects in reference to the unlawful operation.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the event on Monday whereas briefing journalists.
He mentioned the operation adopted a reputable tip-off acquired on Saturday, prompting swift police intervention.
Officers from the Command raided the premises and arrested the suspected operator of the ability, 35-year-old Mariam Vincent.
Two accomplices: Orie Ruth, 23, and Ujunwa Ifeanyi, 18 have been additionally taken into custody.
Throughout the raid, the police rescued seven grownup girls and three kids believed to have been held towards their will.
The grownup victims have been recognized as Treasured (24), Magdalene (25), Adaobi (23), Princess (22), Ifeanyi (25), and Amaka (26), whereas the rescued kids have been named Future (7), Miracle (5), and Success (2).
All rescued people are at present receiving care and help as investigations proceed.
In response to Hundeyin, preliminary interrogation revealed that the suspects had kidnapped their victims from numerous components of Lagos with the intention of working an unlawful baby trafficking ring.
He added that additional investigations have been ongoing and that the suspects will face prosecution in the end.
In a broader safety replace, Hundeyin reported that the police had arrested 39 people throughout the state over the previous two weeks for a variety of offences, together with homicide, kidnapping, armed theft, rape, baby theft, vandalism, and unlawful possession of firearms and medicines.
In a separate incident, officers from the Command rescued two kidnap victims within the Igbe Alagemo neighborhood of Ijede, Ikorodu, following a violent assault by armed assailants on March 26, 2025.
Hundeyin defined that the attackers stormed the neighbourhood at evening, fatally shot a guard canine, and kidnapped a 40-year-old man recognized as Dare from his residence. The gang then proceeded to a close-by residence, the place they forcefully took 25-year-old Rodiat.
Following a misery name acquired round 9 p.m. on the evening of the incident, the police launched a coordinated operation alongside native safety groups.
The victims have been safely rescued three days later at roughly 11:56 p.m. on March 29.
The victims have since been reunited with their households, whereas safety has been strengthened within the space to forestall additional incidents.
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