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Nigeria frees 16 girls in baby factory raid
Nigerian police said on Wednesday that they raided a home and freed 16 pregnant girls and young women allegedly being forced to have babies to be sold
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igerian police said on Wednesday that they raided a homeand freed 16 pregnant girls and young women allegedly being forced to havebabies to be sold.
'We carried out a raid on a residence in Owerri following an intelligence report and rescued 16 expectant mothers,' Imo State police spokeswoman Joy Elomoko told AFP.
'The girls were between 14 and 19 years old and in different stages of pregnancy.' The male owner of the home, who was arrested, had registered it as a non-governmental organisation promoting women's and children's issues, Elomoko added
