Operatives of the Ondo State Police Command have arrested one Ada Clement for allegedly operating a baby factory in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of the state.

In a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Olayinka Ayanlade, operatives rescued five pregnant underage girls found in the illegal facility.

Ayanlade said the suspect sold babies for ₦400,000 and above for female children, and ₦600,000 and above for male children, adding that one of the victims was delivered of a baby boy in the facility.

“The incident came to light on the 21st of October, 2025, at about 1950hrs, 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.

“She further revealed that the owner of the facility, identified as one Ada Clement ‘F’, later instructed that she be taken to another hospital in Ore for a medical scan. However, she escaped and sought refuge at Ore Division, where she reported the incident to the police,” the statement read.

Mr. Ayanlade said the police, acting swiftly on the report, police 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 further said.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the prime suspect, Ada Clement, and her accomplices have 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.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Adebowale Lawal, psc(+), mnips, has ordered a comprehensive and discreet investigation into the case to ensure that all members of the trafficking ring are apprehended and prosecuted accordingly,” the statement said.

The statement noted that frantic efforts are ongoing to arrest other fleeing members of the syndicate, who are currently being trailed by detectives from the command’s Gender-Based Violence Unit.