Parading her before newsmen, the state NSCDC deputy commandant, Ade
Micheal, said the woman was arrested following a tip off from members
of the community, a claim the accused woman denied
“She said she is a retired midwife and she runs a maternity home that has no name and no certificate.” he saidA search carried out at the supposed maternity home which she opened about a year ago revealed she had four women and two one-week old babies in the premises. The NSCDC boss alleged that the woman bribed his men with N100,000 which they collected but presented before newsmen.
When interrogated, a distraught Mrs Akunmadu who spoke in pidgin
English denied running a baby factory but admitted bribing the officials
with N100,000. She said the day the men came to raid her maternity
home, she was about going to the market to buy biscuits and sweets which
she also sells and that when she saw the seriousness of the NSCDC
officials, she gave them the money so that they could leave her alone
and not drag her into any trouble.
When interrogated, one of the young girls found at her supposed
maternity home, said her mother actually brought her to Mrs Akunmadu for
treatment until she delivers her baby but does not know if there was
any other agreement between her mother and the accused woman as she had
only stayed barely a week at the maternity home.
In a related development, the Anambra state police command arrested
and paraded a couple pictured above, that specialize in stealing new
born babies at various hospitals in the state.
Photo credit: Screen-grab from Channels TV news
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