“I am disappointed and heartbroken to see these girls in this condition,' Mrs Otti says.
Priscilla Otti, the wife of the Governor of Abia State, has promised to rehabilitate the 21 pregnant teenagers rescued from a baby factory.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that officers of the 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army had raided a baby factory at Umunkpeyi Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area allegedly operated by a resident of the area. She said she would partner with faith-based organisations to facilitate her campaign against baby factories and teenage pregnancy.
“One of the girls has given birth to a baby and we have two more who are to be delivered of their babies.
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