NMA Warri Zone Busts Baby Factory in Udu, Rescues Four Infants
*** Miss Udom Nyakno Reuben, Fake medical doctor,
arrested alongside nurse
***Facility shut as Police, NMA, Delta Health Ministry Launches full-scale investigation
By Wilson Macaulay,
Warri, Delta State – In a startling revelation that has shaken Delta State, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Warri Zone, has uncovered a fake medical facility in Udu allegedly operating as a baby factory. The discovery was made during the association’s routine monitoring exercise aimed at fishing out quacks and unregistered medical centres in the zone.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Daily Independent, Chief Dr. Bright Djebah, Chairman of NMA Warri Zone, which covers Warri metropolis, Uvwie and Udu, confirmed the incident. He revealed that the operation was spearheaded by his executive team as part of their monthly zonal checks.
“This was as a result of our Excos’ routine monthly zonal monitoring of our zone for medical quacks and unregistered hospital facilities, ably led by me,” Dr. Djebah explained.
The illegal facility, identified as Blessed Gifted Hospital, is located at 17 Orhuwhorun Road, near Silver Link Hotel, Udu. According to Dr. Djebah, the self-acclaimed doctor behind the operation was arrested alongside an auxiliary nurse who was feeding the babies at the time of the bust.
> “The fake self-acclaimed Medical Doctor and Director of Blessed Gifted Hospital is Udom Nyakno Reuben aka Gift Gab . At the point of arrest, four babies were discovered and rescued. They were handed over to security agencies and are now being cared for at an undisclosed orphanage home in Asaba,” he disclosed.
Following the raid, the suspects were initially taken to Ovwian Police Station before being transferred to the Police Force Headquarters in Asaba for further investigation.
Dr. Djebah stressed the grave dangers posed by such fake facilities, noting that they expose mothers and infants to extreme health risks.
“These illegal operations increases child and maternal mortality rates. Such centres endangers not only the lives of unsuspecting patients but also the entire community,” he warned.
On collaboration with government agencies, the NMA Warri Zone Chairman confirmed that the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Health, Dr. Awunor Alexander, was immediately informed, ensuring that the matter reached the Honourable Commissioner of Health, Delta State.
Dr. Djebah assured the public that the NMA is intensifying its monitoring efforts across Delta State to curb quackery and prevent similar illegal practices.
> “We are on top gears to ensure we get rid of medical quacks from the State,” he affirmed.
The bust has sparked widespread concern over the prevalence of unregistered health facilities in Nigeria and the growing menace of baby factories. The NMA Warri Zone has urged the public to remain vigilant and report any suspicious medical centres to the appropriate authorities.
