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From Charity Homes to Baby Factories’, the Evolvement of Baby Factories in Abia State, Nigeria

Baby factory is becoming a common feature in south eastern Nigeria. This is more worrisome within the backdrop of the fight against sexual abuse and the law against child trafficking in Nigeria. The criminal act is not only flourishing, but also beating the dragnet of security operatives in the geopolitical space. It is against the backdrop that this paper explored the evolvement of baby factories in Abia state, Nigeria. This cross-sectional exploratory survey employed intra-method triangulation to collect data through key informant interviews, in-depth interviews and unobtrusive observation f…