Social media activist, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, accompanied operatives of the Nigeria Police Force’s Special Tactical Squad, STS, on a raid of an alleged baby factory in Karshi, Abuja, following allegations that a seven-day-old baby was sold.
The development was shared in videos posted on VDM’s official social media page, where he documented the operation carried out alongside police officers.
According to VDM, the team departed for the operation at about 4:00am. before arriving at the location around 5:01am.
“Enroute to Karshi to rescue the seven-day-old baby that was sold and also bust the baby factory. We set out at 4 a.m. with members of STS, Special Tactical Squad, Nigeria Police Force,” VDM said.
On arrival, the team encountered what VDM described as an ongoing child delivery inside the facility.
“We met an ongoing baby delivery process,” he said in the video.
During the operation, a young girl identified as the daughter of the midwife was seen wearing medical gloves, while a young boy informed the team that his mother was attending to a patient who was in labour.
A 21-year-old pregnant woman was also seen inside the building and reportedly told those present that she was married.
According to the videos, the midwife, who identified herself as being from Enugu State, admitted knowing a woman who had earlier accused the facility of operating as a baby factory.
She, however, denied the allegation, insisting that the woman was her patient, delivered safely at the facility and left with her baby.
“She was my patient. I gave her back her baby and she left with the child,” the midwife said in the video.
The complainant, who was also interviewed in the video, disputed the claim, alleging that the midwife was not the person who paid her, but that a woman identified only as Kemi, whom she described as a surrogate agent, handled the payments.
She further alleged that she was forced into labour and injected six times before delivery, claiming that the midwife’s son also administered injections.
According to the video, the son was identified as a student of the School of Nursing at Lincoln University, Nasarawa State, and was alleged not to be licensed to practise.
The footage also showed the pregnant woman experiencing labour pains during the operation, while VDM drew attention to what he described as poor sanitary conditions and improperly stored medical drugs inside the facility.
As of the time of filing this report, the Nigeria Police Force had not issued an official statement on the outcome of the operation or confirmed the allegations made in the videos.
