A 54-year-old blind man areested for running a Baby Factory with Daughters

A 54-year-old blind man, his daughters and others have been arrested in Anambra state for “running a baby factory.”


Operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) arrested Geoffrey Okoli who hails from Aguata local government area but failed to apprehend  another suspect one Catherine Eze, alleged to be the brain behind the sale of the babies. They said other accomplices are in the SSS custody.

Anambra State Director of the security service, Mr. Alex Okeiyi, told reporters yesterday in Awka that the suspects had been transferred to the National Agency for Prohibition of Traffic of Persons (NAPTIP) in Enugu for further investigation.

The suspects allegedly realised N900,000 from the sale of two babies – a boy and a girl – at N530, 000 and N370,000.

The teenage girls, ages 17 and 19, daughters of Mr. Okoli, said they did not  benefit from sale of the babies as they were not given any money. 9jaEye