How are women being tricked into believing they are pregnant?
A year-long investigation by the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Africa Eye team has exposed how scammers exploit women struggling with infertility, fuelling the illegal trafficking of babies
"I was hoping that by 9 months I will be a mother, but then they told me that I will carry the baby for at least 1 year and 5 months. So, I did not understand."
A year-long investigation by the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Africa Eye team has exposed how fraudsters in Nigeria are targeting women struggling with infertility with the promise of miracle babies in exchange for hundreds of dollars.
Vulnerable women are tricked into believing theyβre pregnant and told delivery of their baby wonβt happen without payment for an expensive drug. The film discovers a network of deception and exploitation involving the illegal trafficking of babies.
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ reporter Ebere Ekeopara went undercover to expose one clinic in Anambra state, in southeastern Nigeria. She spoke to Africa Dailyβs Alan Kasujja about the stories of women convinced to carry βpregnanciesβ for over a year.
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