Cross River Assembly moves to crush baby-selling syndicate, vices in Calabar Tanker Park

From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
The Cross River State House of Assembly has launched an investigation into shocking allegations that a Temporary Tanker Park at Lemna Road, Calabar, has become a major crime hub for child trafficking and sale of newborn babies.
The alarm followed a petition by landlords and residents of Lemna Road, who told the House that the facility, originally approved by government as a temporary holding bay for tankers, now poses a grave security and environmental threat to the entire community.
In the petition laid during plenary, the residents alleged that the park has been taken over by criminal elements involved in prostitution and sexual exploitation of young ...