Nigerian police said Monday they had rescued 19 expectant mothers from a string of locations in Lagos where pregnant women were being forced to give birth to children for sale.
"We got reports based on intelligence information about activities of individuals who were keeping pregnant women and babies to sell them after delivery," Lagos police spokesman Bala Elkana told AFP.
"After investigations, we were able to rescue 19 pregnant ladies and four babies," he said, adding that the those freed were aged between 15 and 28.
"Some of them were misled, they were told they were brought to Lagos to find a job and found themsleves trapped."