There was a movie called 'Di Lhi Ka Thug'. There are so few hacks that don't happen in Delhi. Our capital has remained the largest and most rampant source of corruption. But in between an unthinkable-inhumane illegal business was uncovered. A gang used to produce children and sell them. Women were also involved in this gang that sold newborn babies for four to five lakhs. Children in our society means a sea of whales. We may celebrate Children's Day once a year, but children's films, children's plays and children's literature are hugely popular. How shocking that the daughter's Pashan Hriday gang was caught but the entire industry of child trafficking flourished! Our failure to tackle such a sensitive and shocking crime is a shame for the individual, the society, the system, the police, the judiciary and the country. A more alarming event is happening in the world. Yes, in some countries, there are factories for producing babies. No, neither artificial intelligence nor medical science is amazing, but it is a disgrace to humanity. Baby factories operate in Lagos, Abia, Anambra, Ezo, Enugu and Ebonyi in the African country of Nigeria. How does this nefarious activity known as baby farming work? One of the main reasons Nigeria is so rich in poverty. This business has flourished amidst the mire of lack of development, gap in education and unemployment. Here girls are made pregnant in the gorkhadhanda run under the auspices of the hospital. A certain amount of compensation is given if someone comes voluntarily, and many girls are kidnapped and made pregnant. But why? To deal with newborn babies. Having a child is a matter of pride for parents in Nigerian society. But many couples are unable to have a child of their own due to reasons including lack of nutrition. Hence many such couples commit the sin of buying a child to avoid social stigma. In a small, smelly and illegal factory run as a private hospital, girls between the ages of 14 and 27 are illegally held captive, helplessly or forcibly mothered. In many cases, when the newborns are sent away after birth, the promised compensation is not even paid. And then there is the deal of the infant deprived of the mother's motherhood and milk. An amount of 51 thousand to 1 lakh two thousand in Indian Rupees in ten to twenty lakh Naira (Nigerian currency) per child. Yes, the demand for male baby i.e. boy is high so the price is also high and as long as there is demand for children, such inhuman henchmen will not stop. Despite the tireless efforts of the Nigerian police, this baby factory is not closed because the people are not suffering from hunger and hardship. This is a sad and shocking illustration of the extent to which a person can stoop to satisfy his own and his family's stomach. Nigerian jurists have admitted without mincing words that this practice is a violation of the basic rights of the girl who abandons the child. The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act of the country clearly prohibits any form of violence against any person, especially women and girls. It provides for seriousness and safety for the victim and maximum punishment for the exploiters. But the letters of the law contained in Pothi are not sufficient. A spokesperson for the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, an organization set up by the Nigerian government, claims that we are taking very strict measures against this heinous crime. Despite all the publicity, arrests, punishments and awareness, the baby farming business in Nigeria continues to flourish instead of stopping. As these waplots are illegal, it is natural that more and correct figures are not available. According to a 2011 report, the police freed 32 women and girls who had been forcibly kept as hostages and made pregnant. The question did not end after this, but became more serious. Abortion is not allowed according to the law of the country. In these circumstances, what about the future of such a woman and her children? Poverty, unemployment and hunger are the obvious reasons, but also the moral degradation is the lion's share of baby farming. Not all poor are involved in this business. Most people want to become rich overnight. No work is prohibited for them. Allegorical titles such as the future of mankind and the citizens of tomorrow, the la-vech of innocents is a screeching confession of society's descent into the moral abyss. A 14-year-old mugha, an 18-year-old girl's charms, rights or feelings are not worth a penny. In all this, where to talk about the right of the infant who was sold as a slave before stepping foot on the earth?
Online-Offline A grown man can fight, but a child can make history. – Ray Adam Merritt (American author)
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