Newborn Baby Killed For Money Rituals In Imo State, Medical Doctor & Wife Arrested

James Ezuma, a medical doctor and his wife accused
of running a baby factory were yesterday arraigned
by the Imo State police before an Owerri magistrate
court on an 18 count charge. In the charge the
Commissioner of Police in suit No CW/556C/2013,
Ezuma was accused of hiring 16 pregnant teenage
girls for immoral purposes of giving birth to babies
which he sells to prospective buyers and thereby
committed an offence punishable under section 21 of
the Trafficking in Persons (prohibition) Law
enforcement and Administration Act, Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria, 2004 as applicable in Imo
State.
Pregnant teenagers rescued
The charge also reads, "that you Dr Ezuma James
Ezuma 'm' on the 24 day of November 2013 within
the Owerri Magisterial District did abduct a day-old
baby delivered by one Chinaza Nnachi aged 19 years
in your said premises in order that the said child may
be killed for any purpose and thereby committed an
of-fence punishable under
section 20 of the Trafficking in Persons (prohibition)
Law enforcement and Administration Act, Laws of the
Federation of Nigeria 2004 as applicable in Imo state.
The
baby factory
"That you Dr Ezuma James Ezuma in the Owerri
Magisterial District did murder a day-old baby name
yet unknown by offering her to be used for rituals by
an unknown person and thereby committed an of-
fence punishable under section 319 (1) of the
Criminal Code ('C38') Laws of the Federation of
Nigeria 2004 as applicable in Imo state, among other
charges ranging from armed robbery and gunning
running."Mrs Chioma Ezuma was however slammed
with a two count charge of negligence and
impersonation in another suit with No
OW/557C/2013.
The charge against her reads, "that you Chioma
Ezuma within the Owerri Magisterial District in a
manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human
life or likely to cause harm did administer medicine
to one Chinaza Nnachi knowing fully that you are not
authorized to do so and thereby committed an
offence contrary to section 343 (1) (E) punishable
under 343 (1) (H) of the Criminal Code Cap "C38"
Laws of the Federation 2014, as appli-cable in Imo
state."The presiding Magis-trate, Comfort Isiguzo,
remanded the accused Dr James Ezuma in prison
custody after he pleaded not guilty to the charges,
while the second accused Mrs Chioma Ezuma was
granted bail in the sum of N200,000.00 with one
surety in like sum.The matter was adjourned to
January 13 2014 for hearing.
Recalled that the Imo State Police Command had
earlier arrested Dr James Ezuma and his wife along
side 16 pregnant teenagers.

Sent From David Aniemeka