Friday, 11 December 2015

The increase in Stolen Babies and Baby Factories in Nigeria






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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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