[FROM THE ARCHIVES] Lagos Shuts Baby ‘Factory’, Woman, 84, Arrested For Selling Babies

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Mrs. Theressa Marques arrested for selling babies.

By Kazeem Ugbodaga

Officials of the Lagos State Government have arrested an 84-year old woman at Lekki area of Lagos State, Nigeria for allegedly selling babies while her orphanage home that served as a baby factory was shut.

Mrs. Theresa Marques, the suspect, who recently suffered a stroke was arrested and brought to the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, yesterday in the Lagos Ambulance Service bus to keep her in healthy condition.

Officials of the Social Department, Ministry of Youth, Sports and Social Development had first stormed the orphanage home at Block 380, Jakande Estate, Lekki on Tuesday and rescued two new born babies, two boys and arrested some young women found at the orphanage.

She was said to have been granted license by the state government some years ago to operate an orphanage under the name…

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