dimanche 12 mai 2013

Read for you: Human Trafficking in Nigeria: In this house, 17 girls put children into the world to be sold.



The info. They are between 14 and 17 years. Seventeen girls used in Nigeria in a house where a man had made pregnant and when their babies were to be sold have been released by police. In this real "baby factory" in the city of Umuaka, authorities also found eleven infants.
The "House Ahamefula babies without mothers." The neighbors thought that this house, which they called the "House Ahamefula babies without mothers" was an orphanage or shelter for pregnant women. Except that the girls described being all pregnant by a young man of 23 years, currently in prison, and the guard in charge of the monitoring set. Adolescents, all at different stages of pregnancy, also said that their children were being sold to people "who want to buy." The woman suspected of organized trafficking, whose nickname is "Mrs. Mille" is, it is still being sought, according to allAfrica site.
Fed once per day. The authorities do not yet know if the girls were trafficked into the "factory." Thing is certain: all young women discovered by the police appeared malnourished. They said "they were fed once a day and were not allowed to leave the house," said a spokesman for Imo State in southeastern Nigeria , where the incident occurred.
Less than 150 euros for a baby. This is not the first time that such "baby factories" are found in the country. According to a report released last month by the European Union, Nigeria is the same country where human trafficking is most prevalent. In May 2011, the police had freed 32 pregnant girls in Abia State, also in the south-eastern Nigeria. According to the sex of the baby they had seen provide between 25,000 and 30,000 naira, or less than 150 euros.

By Anne-Julie Contenay with AFP

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