PRESS RELEASE
Ondo Police Uncover Baby Factory and Human Trafficking Syndicate in Ore — CP Adebowale Lawal Orders Thorough Investigation
The Ondo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected baby factory and human trafficking syndicate operating within Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area of the State. The case, which was transferred from Ore Division to the Command’s Gender-Based Violence Unit, is presently under active investigation.
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 managed to escape and sought refuge at Ore Division, where she reported the incident to the police.
Acting swiftly on the report, 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.
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. It was further disclosed that the babies were sold for ₦400,000 and above for female children, and ₦600,000 and above for male children respectively.
In reaction to the development, 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.
He further disclosed 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.
CP Lawal reaffirmed the Command’s total commitment to the directives of the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, emphasizing that the Nigeria Police Force under his leadership will not relent in the fight against human trafficking, baby factories, child exploitation, and gender-based violence in all its forms. He assured members of the public that the Command remains resolute in its mission to protect the vulnerable and bring all perpetrators of such heinous crimes to justice.
Further developments will be communicated as the investigation progresses.
E- Signed
DSP AYANLADE OLAYINKA OLUSHOLA
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)
Ondo State Police Command
For: – Commissioner of Police, Ondo State
26th October, 2025
