A baby factory
is a location where women are encouraged or forced to become pregnant and give
up their newborns for sale. Stolen babies may also be described as the children
that are been kidnapped or stolen from their mothers at child birth or in the
streets. The Nigerian child and women is supposed to be protected against all
forms of adverse experiences such as trafficking and abuse as they are great
potentials for nation building. However, recent happenings indicate that the
Nigerian child and women are facing new and challenging form of abuse brought
about by human trafficking networks in the country.
It’s really an act to cry for, on hearing the
story of the recent found baby factory in Enugu, why on earth will a human
being subject pregnant women and babies to this devilish act!, What are the
causes of prevalence of baby factory in Nigeria?
There are
several causes which include greed, illiteracy, childlessness, lack of ethical
behavior on the part of medical professionals, being pregnant out of wedlock
and the thought of social stigma and ostracism, misplaced set of values among
the populace, corruption in the society, unemployment, poverty and the desire
for boy-child to carry on the family name.
This reasons are not enough to participate in
this act, it’s revealed that some of this babies are sold out for ritual
purposes, so how can a lady live with that taught of being a killer. In what
ways can this act be curbed from Nigeria?
Media reports show that the prevalence of baby factory
has become very rampant in Nigeria to an extent that merits serious attention.
There is the need to reawaken guidance counselors and reposition them in the
bid to curbing the prevalence of baby factory in Nigeria. Counseling is
designed to help people to understand and clarify their views, and learn how to
reach their goals through meaningful, well-informed choices, and through the
resolution of emotional or interpersonal problems. Effective counseling should
help to improve the self-image of young people that get involved in this act
and facilitate achievement in life tasks.
It’s reported
that some of the girls that was interviewed in this baby factory confessed to
joining the act willingly and they blamed the government and poor economy for
this. How can the government contribute to the removal of this problem in
Nigeria?
The Federal
Government should make provision for the training of teachers in guidance and
counseling; establish and equip counseling clinics, career resource
centre’s, provide jobs to the youths and also set a committee to monitor
the motherless babies homes and maternity wards in the country to prevent this
rebellious act.
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