LASG shuts down 3 baby factories, rescues 162 babies

In a bid to restore some kind of sanity in Lagos, the State Government has shut down no less than three baby factories and rescued as many as 162 abandoned babies.

That much information was made known by Mr. Agboola Dabiri, the Commissioner for Youths and Social Development during a ministerial press briefing in Alausa, Ikeja.

Mr Dabiri who said sexually abused children were among the rescued children added that 1,680 children, beggars, destitute and mentally challenged persons have been removed from the streets of Lagos.

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He said; “To ensure protection for children in Lagos State, we have shut three illegal orphanage homes. Of these, one operates as baby factory while two others were unregistered homes.

“The children and teenagers rescued from the baby factory and homes were placed at government approved homes for care and protection.”

Dabiri also lamented the fact that parents abuse their children’s rights which was captured under Child’s Right Law 2015.

He said: “162 children who were rescued during the period under review, comprises 62 Males and 100 Females.

“Also, 1,680 beggars, destitute, and mentally challenged persons and street children were rescued off the streets of Lagos out of which 1,299 rehabilitee were released to their relations for re-integration,” he added.

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