Nineteen pregnant teens and women were rescued as Nigerian police busted a suspected child trafficking ring planning to sell babies, a police spokesman told CNN on Monday. The victims ranged in age from 15 to 28.
The victims, ranging in age from 15 to 28, were found in different locations in Lagos, Nigeria's largest city, in a police raid earlier this month, police said.Two women accused of operating homes where the victims were found have been arrested on suspicion of selling babies, and investigators are searching for a prime suspect in the case, Lagos police spokesman Bala Elkana said.Four children also were freed in the raid, police said.
Some said their traffickers kidnapped them, while others said they were lured to the city by the traffickers who promised them domestic jobs, Elkana said.Nigeria police rescue more than 300 boys and men held in 'dehumanizing conditions'Police said some of the victims were persuaded by their traffickers to sell their babies."Some were told that there is a place where babies are sold and they came voluntarily.
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