*Liberian woman allegedly took custody of three children within one month
Michael Olugbode in Abuja
The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has sealed a high-profile maternity facility in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, over an alleged ₦13.5 million baby-sale and child-trafficking operation involving a Liberian national resident in Belgium.
The agency, acting jointly with the Rivers State Ministry of Health, also arrested the owner of the suspected facility, an alleged facilitator of the transaction and another staff member following intelligence linking the maternity to the procurement, sale and unlawful transfer of children.
The facility, located in the Elelenwo area of Port Harcourt, was reportedly operating from a residential apartment and is regarded as one of the prominent health centres in the oil-rich state.
