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Nigerian police free 19 women and girls from Lagos 'baby factory': statement

A still image taken from a video shows a pregnant woman waiting at a police station in Lagos, Nigeria, on September 30, 2019. The woman was freed by police with other girls and women that were held captive. PHOTO | REUTERS TV via REUTERS

By  REUTERS

REUTERS

LAGOS,

Police in Nigeria’s biggest city, Lagos, have freed 19 women and girls who had mostly been abducted and impregnated by captors planning to sell their babies.

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