14 Pregnant Teenagers & 8 Children Rescued In Abia State

14 pregnant teenagers and eight children from a Motherless Babies' Home have been rescued by soldiers from 144 Battalion, while six young men, two girls, aged 16 and 25 were arrested as staff. However, the proprietress of the home, Mrs. Nma Charity, escaped.

This home is located at Umunkpeyi Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South, Local Government Area of Abia State. Mrs. Charity has been running a government-approved home, but engages in child trafficking and hiring of men who impregnate the teenage girls.

On delivery, each girl got N20,000, while their babies were sold for between N80,000 and N150,000 for females and males, respectively.

One of the soldiers revealed that the babies, between the ages of one and six, and the pregnant teenagers, would be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Matters, NAPTIP, while the other persons would be handed over to the police for prosecution.