Noble Uzuchi, 17, and Chigozie Ogbonna, 29, were allegedly working for a baby factory, according to the Rivers State Police Command, which reported their arrests on Tuesday .
The alleged leader of the syndicate, Peace Alikoi, 40, and two other female suspects, Favour Bright, 30, were also detained.
The state's Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre local government areas are where the four suspects are said to have operated .
Additionally, according to the police, 10 pregnant girls were saved.
The achievement was the result of a tip-off that the command acted upon, according to the police spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, in a statement released on Tuesday in Port Harcourt.
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According to the statement, "On Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 4:45 pm, while acting on reliable information made available to the Rivers State Police Command, C4I Intelligence Unit operatives raided two homes in the communities of Igwuruta and Omagwa, where victims of child trafficking were being housed. ".
According to the police, the syndicate hired Uzuchi and Ogbonna to engage in protracted sexual activity with the girls and cause them to become pregnant.
"In the operation, 10 victims were saved, the majority of them pregnant. ".
Iringe-Koko, a Superintendent of Police, said that according to investigations, the syndicate leader kept the victim's baby after she gave birth and gave her N500,000 in exchange.
The police photographer revealed that some of the babies who had previously been born in the homes had been sold.
"All the victims confessed that they were drawn into the illegal sale of children because they had to overcome some financial obstacles," she said. The syndicate leader was found to be in possession of a white Honda Pilot Jeep.
"The State Criminal Investigation Department has taken over the case, and efforts are being stepped up to find and apprehend the purchasers of the already sold-out children. ".