Nigeria's Miracle Baby Scammers - BBC Africa Eye Documentary

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[@rosep5516]

Is there a French translation? I would like to share it…

[@IamGodSon]

When will the documentary on chris oyakhilome be out?

[@CoachVigil]

Thank you for bringing this to light.......

[@PaulOPC-rc9wn]

When will you do a documentary on what the nigerian government is doing to the southeastern of Igbo extraction? Is there any documentary on how they have been massacring Igbos because of Biafra agitation? I'm interested on that please...

[@PaulOPC-rc9wn]

​@IamGodSon they should do a transparent documentary on all the religion right? Or are they scared of other religions?

[@Giantfloatingballoonhead]

Adults in Nigeria don’t get shamed enough for their bad behaviors. This isn’t a scam. This is human trafficking, abuse, manipulation, and oppression of vulnerable women at its finest. Shame on everyone involved.

[@imyourcuzn1997]

They support and sheild things that are wrong even if you call them out they'll justify it.. its a shame

[@nwaeze]

You mean old women who have past the child bearing age,it's the women's fault

[@kikikeel7695]

​@nwaeze These views are some of the biggest problems. They may well be of child bearing age. Their ages have very little to do with. The issue here is how they are manipulated and convinced this is real so it can be addressed.

[@MyLifeAsRaphael]

Not in only Nigeria but the whole of Africa.

[@Tessy29k]

​@@nwaeze You have extremely backwards, wicked and troubling views on women's body. People like you is why Nigeria cannot progress.

[@cmlacour5414]

I applaud Juliette's bravery for pursuing adoption. Reducing the stigma around infertility and adoption is the only way to stop this insanity.

[@MargaretCraddock-hy9yw]

Agreed. Brava and blessings to Juliette, Yamisi, Ebere, Chiagozie and all involved with this report. Special blessings for the young ladies and babies. 💜

[@vg7735]

I wonder if there are scam adoption agencies that also steal babies or exploit vulnerable pregnant women.

[@juditthkilach4724]

The most painful thing about our african culture is the stigma surrounding infertility and even adoption. The odds are against you as a woman from all directions

[@salmanhakeem6069]

The problem is childless individuals and not only women. Men get shamed when their ex wives get pregnant for someone else while they couldn't get same with the ex husband. Africa needs a real shift in the way they view babies, especially biological.

[@janetebanks5493]

I have watched enough Nigerian films about what you are saying. The hateful mother-in- laws I really hate. At times it is the husband who cannot father a child, yet its the woman that gets blame. The mother-in--law is usually quick to go to the village to get a second wife.. Adoption is taboo.

[@linessmwaba1922]

​@@Philmokaps-fk3npSo sorry you're going through this praying for a baby to come soon Amen 🙏🏽

[@ndumievoyi6008]

​@@janetebanks5493 True

[@bola6196]

They don't want adoption but can pay for trafficked babies. What a fallacy?

[@ahmani23]

I think culture plays a role in this mindset that the child must be yours biologically. Adoption would have been the best option for this but I dont really know sha.

[@Cleopatress_tarot]

It’s literally no different to adoption given that the baby isn’t theirs … this is so stupid

[@BusolaOyeyemi]

​@@Cleopatress_tarot But they are made to believe th child is theirs. Let me give you context, As a woman you're seen as a failure when you can't give birth to a child or in less common cases when you can't give birth to a male child. When you've been married for a long period of time and everyone around you from your relatives and in-laws, colleagues, friends, society as a whole and sometimes by your husband, it puts you in a tight corner. The only way to stop all of that is to give birth, then common sense would be absent when you're given that opportunity, religion and miracle can be used as an excuse then this would happen. What's even worse is that the cycle would repeat itself, one day this exact women would look down on their daughter-in-law like a failure when they fail to give birth. Rather than criticism without understanding, know that this is a product of society. Sure, they deserve consequence for that but we should focus on ending the belief.

[@Colorfulfellowship]

We are not a deep thinking country

[@pdobani]

The lack of knowledge scares me. Why dont they adopt insted. But this is the same problem as we had in sweden back in 70s to 90s. But they made ilegal adoption instead. All red flag during the adoption process also were ignored by the adoption parents. 2 diffrent countrys but the same pressure on the woman and from society. Same outcome poor mothers that suffers and had been lied to and thier babys been stolen. By the way im one of the stolen children thats was traffickied and sold for an international adoptions .

[@DO-pf1ls]

I think Nigerians need to start opening up their minds to adoption instead of subjecting themselves through this kind of agony.

[@zubzub3065]

I wonder why "Dr Ruth" was only asked to respond to the allegations made in the documentary when it's obvious that she is running a scam and baby factory at the same time. She should be in handcuffs and leg chains and sitting in a jail in KiriKiri max security prison.

[@ZoeyBe]

@DO-pf1ls Nigerians adopt, these ones are criminals...we have a lot of surrogate arrangements too.

[@timeforgottentales]

They do, just not to the same levels as western countries. I know people who have been adopted / have adopted.

[@yemoseh1]

Adoption list is so long, you will be shocked at the number of people on waiting list

[@sandmaker47]

Have you tried convincing someone to raise another man's baby? Plus it's Nigeria, the lines are long on legitimate ways, the red tape wide, a and there will also be black markets for kids involving kidnapping and trafficking

[@zeezeebo]

A young over 8 months pregnant woman with twin boys in the north was recently kidnapped and released 7 days later, the 2 boys delivered were gone. After watching I believe this are the kind of criminals that kidnapped her

[@rhemawilliams4983]

Who are these Dr,s performing these procedures and why aren't they arrested? If they target these Dr.'s there's no way this fraudulent baby selling scheme can continue. They must have some kind of people with medical knowledge or legitimate credentials to carry out these procedures. They should have their license revoked and be jailed so that it becomes a deterant and prevent others from getting involved in such schemes.

[@felix-do4yj]

Everyday Nigeria is coming up with new and innovative scam ,they need to channel this energy to doing good things

[@nursetinalouise]

Exactly

[@tobibenjamin6097]

It's not a scam the title is idiotic, it child trafficking.

[@KaeMaiden]

Nigeria has: -The biggest economy on the continent for decades... -The richest Black man *in the world* and made his wealth in Nigeria. -The *highest married Black demographic* in the world. -The most educated Black people on the continent. -The highest number of Black minorities in higher institutions diaspora (UK and US). -The highest number of Black students per population percentage in STEM in the US and Sciences in UK universities as per data for over 5yrs. -The only Black demographic outearning foundational white Americans in the US. -The first surgeons who successfully carried out invitro separation of heart conjoined twin in the US (They trained in Nigerian universities). But you see some news on child trafficking, a crime that permiates everywhere space nook and crany in the world and claim it's new and innovative...

[@timeforgottentales]

​@KaeMaiden say it loud 😂. They dont want to hear that, as doesn't fit their narrative 🙄

[@samchs222]

@KaeMaiden your first point invalidates all other points you made. Nigeria is fourth largest economy in Africa. About half of the economy of South Africa. Nigeria has roughly the same population as all the top 3 largest economy in Africa but half of the economy of the largest economy in Africa. The other "facts" you stated are just statistical probabilities just because of Nigeria's population. It has nothing to do with how good Nigeria is as a whole

[@joyalino]

Stop pressuring women into having kids. Not all women are meant to be mothers

[@noire9601]

Facts!

[@gbcxroz3258]

Just like your mum

[@blessingjoy6463]

Why say not all women are meant to be mothers? This last statement makes no sense.

[@skyking3210]

@@gbcxroz3258 lol this one no be easy

[@Thethrills01]

Maybe your mum should have thought twice before having you

[@N4da882]

I don’t know why BBC Africa Eye have paused/stopped making documentaries because I’ve watch all of them so far and I am hooked. We need more content. Continue to expose these criminals.

[@jossyjosephine64]

I am from Nigeria and i can boldly say we are our own problems, if someone who is trying to get pregnant adopt a child they will keep insulting you, insulting the child and so on, even the the husband family will be saying the child is not their blood, and if later in life the husband becomes late the husband family will chase the woman and the child out of the house, saying the child is not their brother blood, if u decide to go for IVF they will still have something to say, that is why u see that in Nigeria people do everything to have their own child, like dey want people to see them pregnant. These are the things that push people into all these scams.

[@anulikamamah9376]

You are right

[@guiratmarceleboue7132]

I know understand this problem much better. thank you for commenting

[@Pugetwitch]

Does it have to do with ancestor worship? My own culture up north worshiped ancestors and I could see why that makes having the bloodline so important. Then again is stupid lol but at the same time if there's a spiritual component it would give more credence to the irrational behaviors

[@jossyjosephine64]

@@Pugetwitch not at all, we don't have that type of traditions and cultural beliefs

[@adepersona]

Insults you will get from people is not enough to do this. People are shamed for different things.. do you pity kidnappers because people shame them for being poor.

[@katlegomolokoe4437]

How can you frown at adoption? Adoption is more blessed than this evilness that's being done

[@ZoeyBe]

@@katlegomolokoe4437 we adopt in Nigeria, these are just scammers

[@beewest5704]

Stigmas in Africa makes no sense.

[@leas7830]

It seems people think child would love biological parents instead their adoption parents 😓

[@katlegomolokoe4437]

@@beewest5704 satanic

[@katlegomolokoe4437]

@@leas7830 😢

[@TechWithDozie]

Problem is that people who fall for this scam are not going to see this video.

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

😆😆.

[@thesilentalien6713]

Genuinely one of the most insane things I have ever watched, on so many levels.

[@salome9742]

This one is on par for me with a doc I watched on the Congo... it included people being scammed into drinking GASOLINE :(

[@Limitlesskkz2022]

It’s absolutely crazy

[@learamailane8350]

Unreal

[@rubywedderburn9487]

I'm halfway in and wandering how on earth they are getting away with this madness and cruelty ????🤔 😢😢😢

[@susiq1121]

She can wear Prada shoes but believes a negative DNA result will reverse in time.....

[@EtorNam-t9p]

The saddest part is, few years down the line, God forbid a problem arises and a DNA test is contacted, the man confirms he's not the father, but the woman is certain she's the mother without a DNA test because she believed she carried and birthed the child, then she's tagged unfaithful or an adulterer 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@jareya]

Exactly... this is the root of a lot of paternity scandals... so many types of deception flourish in our society.

[@Autumn-g8h]

There's a maternity dna test and imagine these women realising there is no genetic relationship with the child.

[@beewest5704]

They could get unalived by their husband or in-laws.

[@lekekalejaiye]

True

[@leas7830]

Oh dear, you are totally right 🫣 In worst case scenario mother is ki**ed because of suspected cheating and in another scenario, mum ends her own life when finds out she is not a biological parent 😢 .

[@Nahujahatibu]

When she was cheering when she told the lady she was pregnant, made me so mad and sad at the same time. She is evil, mental for giving hope to desperate women and stealing babies. Please tell me she is locked up😡😡😡

[@707tich]

I muttered wicked woman when she was cheering

[@Cr8wnroyal]

Im from Benue, and my aunt went through this situation while trying to conceive, so she went somewhere in the Southeast for "treatment". She returned 4 months later with TWINS that clearly didn't look like her, her husband, or anyone in the family 👀. I love my "cousins" very much, and take care of them. Everyone in the family knows this, but its a hush topic. Lol

[@nursetinalouise]

How sad for the mom of twins

[@blessingchristoph]

That's if they are even twins.. maybe one from different birth mother​@@nursetinalouise

[@thatgirltinaaa7300]

Report this to the police!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Giantfloatingballoonhead]

The fact you posted this comment with laughing emojis speaks volumes about your family members. You love your “cousins” - you mean the trafficked children your aunty paid for? Disgusting.

[@Ab-abovetheFirmament]

Stolen children, who's mom is crying for them.

[@Lifewith_Lwa]

Nigeria never ceases to amaze me.

[@Truthbetold-b4u]

They extremely dangerous these devils

[@empressmelanin9271]

Never ever just the other day one of them tried to scam me via WhatsApp ugh irritating much

[@MaryjaneChigbo]

Babe it is everywhere it is good we are raising awareness

[@yungaterror]

This is what poverty does, people with knowledge and power just abuse it

[@msmiami212]

What exactly is the meaning of that? If Nigeria of all places is so surprising then you must be staying ignorant about many parts of the world.

[@okaymea]

I'm a new mom and I can't watch this documentary. 5 minutes in and I'm already triggered. God help Nigeria

[@Sumayya538]

The sad part is Some Women think that they are the problem why they are not getting pregnant. Sometimes its the man, men dont want to accept that something could be wrong with them 2:53 Also, What about adoption? All the children in orphanage homes that need parents this is so sad😢

[@nursetinalouise]

Yes oo

[@bluebird4815]

They shun adoption!!!

[@jacksonernie484]

Education does not replace ignorance .

[@Truthbetold-b4u]

Yes imagine 😢so many kids in the orphanage yet these monsters are trafficking kids 😢😢😢

[@Tessy29k]

Many times it is the MAN who is infertile and it is the man's genes that will decide the gender. Some women if they leave their husbands they will conceive elsewhere.

[@Angela-hm3xt]

It takes a devil heart to do this to someone who is already suffering from conception issues. This just makes my skin crawl and my brain hurts. Life in prison for all involved.

[@EsienOku]

"Dr Ruth" is a psychopath

[@katlegomolokoe4437]

My brain and heart are hurting 😢😢😢😢

[@noire9601]

No, life in hell.

[@PH.Marshall]

The entire cycle that they take people through sounds like a series of rituals. They are preying on desperate people.

[@angelikadepelika3758]

These documentaries are good! They remind us how bad some people are

[@Henry-cf4oo]

I know this is a very serious subject but listening to Dr. Ruth give instructions has me in stitches.

[@africanempress7174]

Me too

[@julieloves_arts]

Did that woman say that the DNA came back negative but it takes time? Time for what? To grow legs or wings and fly to the positive DNA side? 🤦🏾 God help us all from this kind of stupidity

[@rayally6117]

😂😂

[@brainites]

The desire to be right doesn't make people think straight.🤣

[@nayo872]

😅😅😅😅 good one

[@88patrish]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SharonA_14]

@@julieloves_arts common sense is not common unfortunately

[@beautyconsultant7228]

They really think that they’ve given birth?!!! SMH. Denial is a river in Egypt.

[@Elle-vm3ge]

I doubt the women believe that. They probably go along with the lie because think they’re doing the baby a favour if the biological mother is a prostitute, plus they benefit from avoiding the “shame” of not bearing their own child.

[@lucricia3888]

Denial is a what??😂😂

[@thekacchi8095]

@@lucricia3888It’s a saying, that means the women are swimming in denial “the Nile”

[@FoAl-h2b]

​@@lucricia3888 A river in Egypt 😅

[@LavalvlCzar]

Water flow, correction, *blood flow, is the problem here.

[@oludolapo6071]

I waited fpr almost 18 years ,i heard about cryptic pregnancy in my 7th year of waiting .Fast forward to my 15th year after several failed ivf and surrogacy treatment someone mentioned cryptic pregnancy to me again.I was desperate and mentioned to my hubby ,infact i was shocked at myself for considering it ,well educated ,good job ,travel all over the world and considering cryptic pregnancy ,infact i told my hubby we can do it and adopt the children cos i know the children are not mine .My hubby shut me down infact he could not believe i considered it.We eventually had our children through surrogacy at the 7th surrogacy attempt .I do not judge this women.Infertility is tough in Nigeria.I attempted adoption but it did not work

[@jenfoster128]

I'm so sorry for your struggles. I also went through infertility but was lucky IVF worked for me. I am glad you finally got to be a mom! Is surrogacy an accepted practice in Nigeria or do you have to pretend you are the one carrying the baby?

[@NeemohMugane]

Thank you for sharing this with us. I applaud your bravery

[@sifoneshiet5966]

Still struggling after 7 years 😢 Am praying to have fund and go for IVF 😢 i pray i don't d.e of depression 😢😢

[@KellyK387]

We have 4 boys and are going to do IVF in a few years for a girl/ twin girls since my birth mom was a twin and my husband’s aunts are twins it’s highly possible. My boys desperately want a sister. It’s going to cost so much here in the states but if it works it’ll be worth it. I guess these people aren’t desperate for a gender like I am.

[@psychonauty2020]

​@@KellyK387 😮😮 ivf can ensure twin girls?!

[@IamGodSon]

The editor here needs a raise.

[@brandchannelbackup9259]

For what? Nothing special about the editing. It's the scriptwriter that's done a phenomenal job

[@chukwuemekaanazodo2113]

I agree.

[@MargaretCraddock-hy9yw]

Yes, the whole team did an excellent job. thank you !! And i was touched by the compassion of the reporter .

[@nanaabenadarkowaah1800]

When illiteracy meets desperation.

[@JohnDoeAKA101]

I failed to believe educated people fell for this, either educated and were willing to take the baby that isn't theirs or just not educated at all. Shame and pain respectfully.

[@Iqandatheegg]

@@JohnDoeAKA101 Scammers are trained illegal psychologists, anyone can fall for this I dont blame them.

[@nanaabenadarkowaah1800]

😢😢 it's sad

[@gbcxroz3258]

Any business thats built upon on this would make millions from the poor masses

[@jibril2950]

And religiosity

[@uduakjames1183]

I was a victim, introduced by a friend who had twin girls at 50. The annoying thing is how adamant they are, knowing it's all fake. The documentary covers every details of their evil operations. It's a really sad situation.

[@bevbevbev_]

this is absolutely not a scam, the women involved know they are buying someone's child. We should talk about how our society has made it difficult for women with infertility issues to live without shame. That is the issue.

[@onyiachidera9570]

Some of them know it's scam so they want to act like they are pregnant for their family members

[@WahineToa85]

Besides the music in that country is there anything good at all? The entire country is a scam, they hurt outsiders and even their own!! So much greed🙄

[@ToriOfTheNile]

Honestly a lot of Nigerians and other Africans alike suffer from SERIOUS religious psychosis. It’s very easy to convince people who are deeply and desperately attached to religion of other delusions. Religious people are highly susceptible to delusional thinking and scams.

[@fredrikb343]

They look down on adoption But ban abortion Backwards are country, with children born into brutal realities smh

[@EnoExplores]

This!

[@WorkFromHomeAfrica]

Abortion is murder

[@ZoeyBe]

Well they smile at sexual purity too.

[@JosephineEze79]

Adoption isn't banned in Nigeria.

[@blessingchristoph]

​@@JosephineEze79but they make it extremely difficult to adopt

[@okolitracy5283]

My joy in all this is that there's finally a politician in Nigeria that takes her job seriously.

[@TheJennCenter]

The worst part is there is actually a phenomenon referred to as a Cryptic Pregnancy, its when a woman is actually pregnant and does not know she is pregnant until its time to give birth. Its a real pregnancy that can be found on a scan but for whatever reason the pregnant woman had no idea she was indeed pregnant.

[@PureJoyJoyPure]

Clearly the people in this doc are lying to themselves and each other.

[@amrjgdgd7047]

But this pregnancy will not take more than 9 months. It is that the différence with the cryptic pregnancy in Nigeria.

[@kenzashenna]

Yeah that's the point behind how this scam works. They know of that, the women are able to fooole Google it, and thus the clinic profits because they hide behind it

[@paulnyakxx]

Nigeria's level of scamming has risen to pro level.

[@katlegomolokoe4437]

It is deeper than we thought.

[@KaeMaiden]

Child trafficking is scamming? Are you slow?

[@katlegomolokoe4437]

@@KaeMaiden you are not supposed to ask this question. Point here is that EVILNESS is being done. And that's what you should be concerned about! You guys you should be ashamed of yourselves.

[@ZoeyBe]

@paulnyakxx you must be Gen z,this isn't new. The Nigerian govt themselves have busted a lot of baby factories,these miscreants don't stop. Evil souls.

[@imyourcuzn1997]

@katlegomolokoe4437 there's no accountability to be honest.. they just dont have that in them ..

[@EMMANUELNSAMBA]

Illetracy, desperation, despair & poverty sum up the whole story 😢

[@kenzashenna]

As said in the video, it's not poverty because this has a cost of 3,000+ USD. I googled and found that the average monthly income usually less than 100 USD. So a poor or average person would need to save up for years to afford. Illiteracy also doesn't explain it, in the video it says many of them are educated. As the doctor at the end puts it as well. They're smart adults. They are just desperate for a child. The human mind works wonders in convincing you of a truth you'd like to believe in..

[@amb549]

Its the first time i hear that someone will cary a baby for a year and 5 months. Little knowledge is dangerous.

[@teazerfemi]

A whole Nigerian senator and ex governor once said his mother carried him for 3 years in her womb, a highly educated man for that matter

[@ifeoluwagomina3432]

@@teazerfemimy dad was carried for over a year in my grandma’s.

[@krakatoapinatubo6362]

​@@ifeoluwagomina3432basic biology needed here.

[@joyethel5514]

​@@teazerfemiehe more than an elephant?

[@ABIGAIL-b8z]

Some will say 3 years

[@Kholmi.28]

Is there ever a story about Nigerians without "scammer" attached to it? This dedication to scamming needs to be studied, no ways.

[@ZoeyBe]

@@Kholmi.28 shuussshhhh

[@amanina8615]

They should be ashamed,taking advantage of their own

[@ZoeyBe]

@@Kholmi.28 Your ignorance shines through,if that's the only thing you know about Nigeria.

[@Stirlingshirecastle]

​@ZoeyBe Even when one Google about Nigeria. The first thing that comes out is scamming, fraud, etc. Your country is rotten to the core & the sooner you admit it, the better. Nigerians are doing these scammings all over the world.

[@grace2.026]

@@ZoeyBeThere are good things one can say about Nigerians but the truth is that it’s all over shadowed by the scams and other things Nigerians have done around the world. Nigerians have a bad reputation. This doesn’t mean there aren’t good Nigerians but the light that they carry has been deemed by how they portray themselves. For example if you want drugs in my country. Just find a Nigerian. So therefore they have a bad rep.

[@PrtySmrt]

I'm an RN and qualified professional in maternal-newborn specialising in childbirth education, human lactation/breastfeeding, early infancy parenting, attachment and bonding. There needs to be a mass public education initiative beginning in the schools that covers the topics of pregnancy, basic related anatomy, birth, post-partum.

[@stillwaters6387]

My in-law is now 18 months “PREGNANT WITH TWINS” and still believing this scam. Now she and her husband have been told that the doctor will selectively deliver the twins - the girl will be delivered this year, and the baby boy will wait in the womb and be delivered one year later. The couple remains adamant that they are pregnant. Any advice for them?😊

[@josuensiama1777]

Crazy

[@opeyemiruthx]

Whaaat?! Ahh, are you able to speak to them?

[@LuthorexFit]

You don't need our advice. The evidence you need to convince them is right in this video. Show it to them.

[@RitaKapia]

🤦🏽‍♀️

[@nursetinalouise]

Report them if there’s any legit authority

[@lmaooo333]

As a nigerian, I don't really blame them. If you see the way infertility is viewed in this country, you will feel bad for the women. If you can't give birth to your child or are unable to concieve, you are treated like an outcast. The same if you try to adopt as they view adopted children as not their own blood. In church, hearing some testimonies of women who did IVF multiple times until they succeeded, one thing that I noticed correlated with their stories was how extended family members or members of the community will mock them or try to convince their husbands to marry someone else so that they could have children. I just feel that this issue is a social one as in Africa generally, there is this obsession to have children immediately after marriage, and they must be biological. This is bad as it eventually places blame on the woman, which can later lead to depression and suicidial ideation, which forces the women to seek this type of shady business as they feel it removes them from the shame of not being able to have a child.

[@celiajames600]

How about just leaving the marriage? I am an African saying this. Stop thinking that a woman's life only exists in marriage. We used to have such attitudes towards childless married women in the past too. But now women can work for themselves & live fulfilling lives outside of marriage. You guys need to move with the times. Women have so many options now.

[@lmaooo333]

I don't think that, I'm just voicing what some members of the community think. I believe, of course, that marriage should not be all and end all, I was just stating what I've heard concerning this.

[@skailyralexander]

I have a question with regards to fertility and the Nigerian culture, (and this is based on what I have read in the comment section and watched on the video) why do they blame the woman only for infertility? Is it a cultural thing? Coz there is a chance the man is infertile too.

[@lmaooo333]

@skailyralexander No. It's definitely not a cultural thing, so to say, as im not that well versed in the subject. I think from what I've gotten from women's testimonies in church, I'd say it just has to deal with attitudes mostly from conniving in-laws. I think it has to deal with the lack of information regarding male fertility as most people are aware of infertility in females. Hopefully, I will pray that will change. But if you have any questions, you could ask other commentators, as I'm sure they'll be willing to help.😊

[@skailyralexander]

@lmaooo333 thank you so much for the info, it actually does make sense, I will dig into a bit deeper to understand more.... thanks again!

[@ladyenfamouz]

As a Nigerian in the diaspora, it's always shocking for me to learn that some Nigerians will use their intelligence to harm our people and undertake these elaborate scams, instead of using their intelligence, determination and sophisticated for good and betterment!

[@nanaowusu4881]

This country is on another level stay woke

[@ursulatroxler7428]

I’m not surprised remember the guy from England who said that he was Jesus and they believed him .

[@julieloves_arts]

What? 🙀 😂 ​@@ursulatroxler7428

[@thandisilec835]

@@nanaowusu4881 it’s scary…how do good Nigerian ppl survive amongst such a delude of normalised criminality and social decay. It seems culturally tolerated and praised even, calling it smart. Smdh

[@nandi_m04]

​@@thandisilec835 it's sad honestly. I can only imagine how drained many Nigerians are seeing that there are still so many narrow/close-minded people in their country😢

[@LifeWithoutTerror]

⁠@@thandisilec835 I bet you are South African the way you’ve been commenting with so much vim on Nigeria as a whole, not the crime😂

[@Ebitibi_layefa]

Religion has played a significant role in this, as many Nigerians hold strong beliefs in miraculous occurrences. But how can one genuinely believe that childbirth can happen solely through a miracle?

[@jameswatson5807]

cuz jebus

[@abbiereynolds8016]

Do they not notice the baby not coming out of their vagina or what?

[@FoAl-h2b]

Magical thinking.

[@gbcxroz3258]

Thats why it’s called miracle…its supernatural and cant be explained thats why they believe its a miracle …did mary not give birth to jesus while shes a virgin

[@ayabilisadjamat4095]

I believe in miracles . They are many women that modern doctors have said that they cannot have children then it happens. But believing in miracles and believing in an invisible pregnancy are different

[@malata1975]

Honestly, this is the height of of disrespect to humanity.

[@Tashismmedia]

You haven't heard of the European baby farms aka foundling hospitals

[@Otibla]

There's Africa, and then there's Nigeria, things that happen in Nigeria_ no comment whatsoever

[@siphamandlamkhize9766]

Very very true I always say this

[@km4336]

💯

[@VictorVjay-y7q]

Foolish take. Worst is happening in your country and just because your banana Republic country is irrelevant in the grand scheme of things hence why it is not mentioned

[@2020Ibrahim]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅😅😅 I laughed so hard I peed myself... best comment so far 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rudy5865]

The depths of wickedness in this video sends chills through my spine. I cannot for the life of me believe people can run such an evil scheme and go to bed with a clear conscience. I’m simply speechless.

[@Bobsbud100]

Sadly there are many psychopaths and Sociapaths in this world 😢

[@pixpusha]

I can't imagine, I cannot begin to fathom the trauma of the mothers who's babies that have been taken and they were probably told their babies died during labor. But they were stolen. And now if you've ever delivered in Nigeria, and told your baby died while you were asleep, would you not forever wonder if your beautiful baby boy is out there somewhere? Would you not wonder every time you see a child that would be about his age.

[@Legalfairy]

Lets fight the stigma on motherhood

[@fredadenekan6177]

Why waist the strength on what is rooted in man domination over woman....join the fight for women empowerment that is already got women force behind it and in line with the Women liberation charge that made a woman Chancellor in Germany, PM in England and chattering the ceiling glass in the US.....this is what has to happen in most of those countries with emerging market title...of which Nigeria is one....need to break from male mindset that reduce Women to unequal status, bar her from development inclusiveness to his detriment. When women join development in Nigeria its acceleration will improve at all level and she can take. Charge of her life think of adoption and force legislation that see her well being. It was a woman that stopped killing of twin at the onset of history in the same region in the video.

[@kofihagan8769]

Nigeria is just another planet.

[@dayoaderemi7602]

South East part

[@theIVFdoctor]

Nigeria is not the only place this happens. It happens around the world. And it's not only in the south east. It happens across the nation.

[@Tinker8531]

@@theIVFdoctor Tell us which countries so we can do this research. I only ever saw a documentary of this happening in a specific hospital in Kenya years ago.

[@thandisilec835]

@@theIVFdoctor nowhere else in Africa this happens seemingly so normally…if this happened in SA, someone and his peers will be fired and arrests will be made. Normalise calling a thing a thing; your country needs you to say this is abnormal and we’ve had enough…more of you need to say that instead of the excuses you keep making, as this emboldens more criminals until your whole country will be overrun by criminals

[@busayog.6105]

😂

[@maxxxxx00]

Nigerians in south africa used to act all surprised at the rate of our teenage pregnancy and told us in their country it non existent, i wonder if they know about this scam. I am shocked. This is sad😢

[@Qunafsii]

That's because Nigeria is a vast country with so many tribes they're not aware of themselves.when this news becomes public most of them become really surprised due to a difference that could be either with the language or the culture.

[@realtv1715]

This is sad. Why didn't you guys arrest the so-called Dr. Ruth. Am vex that there was no arrest.

[@acidicsoul4978]

They are working with her. Official in Nigeria are corrupt

[@realtv1715]

@@acidicsoul4978 very sad.

[@realtv1715]

@@acidicsoul4978 very sad.

[@HellORhighwaters]

I thought I’ve see it all even as a Nigerian, I clearly haven’t! Wow, scam of the highest order!

[@BlackGold_ZAR]

Every scam needs a willing participant to be successful.

[@nursetinalouise]

It’s the magical thinking prominent in Nigeria that makes this possible.

[@ossian108]

It would be hard to convince a westerner that this special pregnancy would last 12 months.

[@imyourcuzn1997]

@@nursetinalouise this is very true

[@jameswatson5807]

@@ossian108 People voted trump so you could.

[@theIVFdoctor]

True. But, it's not just that. There are also scam fertility experts in the UK, US, Europe, Asia. Wherever there is the pain caused by difficulty in getting pregnant, there's a person willing to take advantage of the women.

[@anelielowe9482]

@@ossian108oh whatever 😂

[@Foshoko]

As I watch this video I remember the woman that drowned her one year old child in a drum of water and I am just like if adoption was more accepted in this country, that child will surely be alive

[@felipessunshine]

What pisses me off more than the scammers is the fact that child adoption is frowned upon. Why? How does that make sense? What logic does a person have to have to find giving an orphan a family bad?

[@showman1438]

This has so much wrapped in one story: 1. Deception 2. Abortion 3. Adoption 4. Child Trafficking 5. Kidnapping 6. Prostitution

[@katlegomolokoe4437]

😢All Satan's character traits except for adoption.

[@showman1438]

@ When the reporter said Abortion is frowned upon in Nigeria, it got me thinking, “Isn’t abortion worse than selling children?”. As bad as it is to sell one’s child, it is better than killing the child.

[@katlegomolokoe4437]

@@showman1438 eish 😢 😢

[@bibio8188]

Dr Ruth may not even be a real Doc. If she is, she must be reported to the Nigeria Medical Association.Her medical license should be revoked permanently. This goes against the hypocratic "DO NO HARM".

[@rda-gama2567]

You are right ✅ i seen on the a news of a Nigerian lady who pretending to be a veterinary here in the UK, she injected a dog with a horse injection and dog almost lost is life.

[@FoAl-h2b]

Are the list of doctors on the medical register made public? In the UK, they are.

[@mariej6962]

The tern doctor is highly misused in some parts of the world. It refers to anyone who provides medication to others, even traditional healers and spiritual healers

[@joosa2411]

That is if she is a real Doctor in the first place.

[@ewelukwacherish5510]

It’s obvious that she is not a doctor 😪… I am 70% sure that she could be a nurse

[@ngenge_senior]

Hey BBC. Thank you for this report.

[@Afobaba24]

Why not arrest Dr. Ruth through the commissioner’s office

[@reneharuna718]

I wonder o

[@notknown6605]

How many Dr Ruth’s are there though?😢

[@queenmotheralainasdiaspora2510]

Commissioner is getting paid

[@beewest5704]

She us probably bribing govt officials.

[@hannah50353]

Too easy to pay the commissioner, lol, its Nigeria.

[@tangaz5819]

That woman who says she has been pregnant for 11 months....waiting to steal another womans baby.

[@Sumayya538]

😢😢

[@jazmya581]

Exactly, the idea that they can get a baby for about $1500 is why they stick around

[@SomewhereinNigeria]

I thought the purpose is that the woman is not aware that she is not pregnant. I believe that's why she believes she is 11 months pregnant

[@Eis39]

I don't think the babies are stolen… this is a pure business

[@reneharuna718]

No b JuJu wei dey blind pepu eyes.

[@MsKadem]

Nigeria as a country need their own continent

[@olayemiadedeji2122]

This is sad,if people truelly fear God,they will not engage in this horrible scam. God have mercy

[@jareya]

That's it... they don't fear God at all, they only love money.

[@lydia8322]

You are very right, they have no fear of God at all

[@rosabianca379]

We can pray and trust Jesus for any problem ( unfortunetlly I understood this a bit late my life would have been diffrent without some mistakes )

[@jaijai5250]

So true. They’re so religious, and spend a lot of time in church buildings, but probably don’t have a relationship with the heavenly Creator.

[@indoorstreet_ng]

That is the problem, you do not fear God. When you fear God, you do stupid things. When you respect his position, you are guided in the path of wisdom.

[@Afrogirrl]

I understood the lady’s language word for word, this is my land! And I had no idea. May god bless these people.

[@idrisolabisi8688]

Its so sad

[@JosephineEze79]

So you're just hearing of baby factories in Anambra?

[@Afrogirrl]

@@JosephineEze79 I’m located in England, and I have since 2008

[@emmanuelskilful2489]

​@@Afrogirrl Not related but are you single please

[@leony8996]

@@JosephineEze79Yes I am just hearing it! Evil should not be a norm

[@angelaonthego]

In this case, Might as well just clear the orphanages and miraculously“deliver” a 2 year old “baby”; since they’ve already been pregnant almost that long.

[@SaintsGarden12]

It's amazing the simple concept that children are not accessories is hard to grasp.

[@JohnDoeAKA101]

I fail to believe that an educated couple could actually believe in this, what is in Nigeria's education system?

[@lilly_ann]

It's not always education. Sometimes it's desperation. Like the lady in this video who told her husband to go marry. Desperation will make them convince themselves

[@aldmerian]

They know they're getting someone else's child. They just choose to ignore it

[@Giantfloatingballoonhead]

@@JohnDoeAKA101 The power of desperate and manipulation. Trust me, when people are desperate and spiritual psychosis is involved, they will believe anything.

[@carolynfehr]

“My people die from lack of knowledge.” How ignorant they are!

[@astro7183]

What a world we are living in😢

[@NotFalling4it]

Welcome to Africa.

[@Truthbetold-b4u]

Scary scary world

[@carlkuna4544]

Don't attribute a failure and absence of governance of a country to the world. Nigeria is a failure country without governance. Send Kagame to lead that country, in one year, 95% of all types of scams will disappear. He just close 5600 churches in Rwanda. No single president in Africa has taken a serious decision to close these churches that are putting African people in a deep sleep.

[@Tinker8531]

@@carlkuna4544 That is the type of leader all African countries need.

[@Storieswithnorah]

@ it doesn’t only happen in Africa use your brain don’t be ignorant

[@EstherN-jf6hw]

Thank you BBC for this informative and revealing documentary

[@km4336]

I know that crime happens everywhere but Nigeria is on another level. Why are they like this?

[@BlissHaus]

I believe there is a certain level of collective psychopathy in the country. Some sort of social contract where evil acts are permissible. I grew up there.

[@dipoa8588]

We Nigerians need to have so many honest conversations with ourselves about so many things. Adoption is bad, but baby trafficking under the guise of a pseudo pregnancy is good? As long as we continue to put pressure on women to marry and have kids, I doubt this can ever change.

[@SnowQueenie]

Why is it bad??

[@jaijai5250]

@@SnowQueenie I think the person is questioning their logic and rationale. They’re asking how can adoption be bad, yet baby trafficking, and invisible pregnancies acceptable.

[@misskayem5709]

Does Dr Ruth have a real medical degree? I doubt so but if she does, her license should be ceased and she should be made to pay for her crimes.

[@faithjoseph7625]

Very likely not a real doctor

[@cebile1493]

I'm willing to bet with my whole month salary that she doesn't

[@charlesekpima8210]

But she is a woman,if it was a man he will be in jail by now, she will just cry and be the victim and the judge will give her, six months in prison

[@Uzy38]

She doesn't sound like one

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

​@@cebile1493 Of course you're willing to bet your entire month's salary when you have a thriving business by the side. 😆

[@Kirimoto-x9c]

Why this country is very popular when it comes of scamming.

[@flyman2608]

Okay there is a special place in hell for this scammers 😅

[@praiseisraelomaghe7021]

Fear Nigerians

[@Serentalina]

Na so

[@indoorstreet_ng]

And if this statement is a scam, then where will you go? 😂

[@ReinaAfricana]

My ex friend laughed at me for fertility issues i have. My son was conceived using fertility treatment. My daughter i got pregnant naturally. As for my ex friend he can not have children. He's sterile and married an desperate female only to break up with her because he cant get her and the other women he cheated with pregnant. I told him words are spells. So laughing and mocking women having fertility issues and now learning he's sterile 💁🏿‍♀️ the clap can do that. Reckless s3x led him to it. The pressure to have a baby is not just in Nigeria. However if folks are yelling at me to have more babies im gonna say pay for them then.

[@nanaabenadarkowaah1800]

@@ReinaAfricana congratulations on your babies♥️♥️

[@ZinnySolomon]

Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈🍾..

[@Bobsbud100]

I found out my childhood best friend was calling me Barren as I couldn't get pregnant when I had IVF. I had health issues and it was my problem. My beautiful husband died suddenly not long after. It was sadly meant to be. I'm 55 now and alone but I wish I could have had a child/family. I came from a family with alot of young deaths and its very lonely 😢

[@nanaabenadarkowaah1800]

@@Bobsbud100 very sorry my dear. It is painful but not your fault. Everyone and what life has in store for them. It is up to us to intentionally keep on looking for the good things to make us happy. It is a daily struggle but the more you try the easier it will get. We don't know each other but receive love 💕

[@nanaabenadarkowaah1800]

@@Bobsbud100 but then I'll never understand why people think it's good to call someone out for not having children! I was just telling a friend this afternoon that we did not create ourselves!! We did not choose any of this. So why should anyone try to make us feel bad for what life has served us with?

[@madisonmonroe1865]

The ignorance is astounding and tragic

[@majorityfrank5226]

Am a Nigerian, Nigeria is hell on earth, The president and his team are like mad men they don't even understand our situation, the pain we bear on a daily basis

[@tundegordian7273]

what does the government have to do with what some wicked people doing in the southeast of the country

[@yenada]

Government has everything to do with it, if a system works certain crimes would be limited, even the best european countries would behave worse if they have nigerian type leadership that is why when they come here they act as corrupt here but can never do that in their countries ​@@tundegordian7273

[@siu4real]

Stop trying to distract ppl attention , condemn the evil first.

[@mamejoe2043]

Everyone has a role to play in a growing economy. The government is not doing it best, but it doesn't mean individuals should traffic babies that pure evil

[@katlegomolokoe4437]

Be accountable of your own sinful deeds. The government plays its role, and YOU citizens does the same. You're all the same shame

[@phemgab7532]

Nigeria:. Extremely religious, extremely corrupt , extremely criminal. Unfortunately. Good leadership is a crime.

[@abdul-kabiralegbe5660]

Desperation is the underlying factor behind all that.

[@gwongjohn2134]

Thank you for the information but this report is incomplete without the arrest of Dr. Ruth,the commissioner went to raid a hotel but can't raid the supposed clinic where this evil is being perpetrated. What then is the gain of this investigations? I hope u will continue from where u stopped because this is not complete at all

[@Roza_Victorious]

So pretty much it's still business as usual for Dr Ruth and her crew. What a shame 😡😡

[@ousmanswaray2694]

Anytime u hear something bad about Africa, it's always Nigeria, always!

[@noire9601]

Well, it is the most populous and popular country in Africa!

[@anthonyedem648]

Nigeria is still learning from Libya.

[@SummerTyme2023]

1000% Nigeria is its own place

[@karmag4244]

These people have zero shame or conscience or compassion!

[@Mpaejima]

I never heard of this criptic pregnancy thing. It’s so weird

[@temiyedestiny6899]

I love investigating journalism

[@noire9601]

InvestigatiVE journalism.

[@ruthmubwangolo1302]

The level of scamming in Nigeria will never cease to amaze me.

[@Daphfouna]

This is diabolical 🤬🤬

[@Cantetinza17]

Sometimes the no conception is do to the father and not the mother. To only blame the mother is just crazy. How do you get pregnant in your back and not your uterus? Why is it that every time there is a medical scam there is a female doctor?? Instead of selling babies, just adopt. I don't see how that is so bad. I feel bad for these couples.

[@_queen_9217]

This is what happens in cryptic pregnancies. It’s sad people especially women don’t know about this. These people are smart and know what they are doing. They know that with cryptic pregnancy the baby is not in the uterus that’s why women don’t know they are pregnant

[@paulsonblueranger6367]

Imagine the women who has gone through this process believing it’s her child and the father believing he fathered. Does DNA test and starts blaming the wife for cheating?

[@Nyatsimba_Mutota]

Personally I am tired with Nigeria!!!!!!

[@RealGilbertGan]

...Don't we all?

[@Stirlingshirecastle]

Nigeria is definitely a definition of hell. God has shown people how hell would look like through Nigeria.

[@herlandercarvalho]

I know it's not their fault for not knowing but... Pregnancy in the back? Just wow! I'm speechless.

[@iamsandye9101]

Africans needs to be educated, how can someone tell you that you’re pregnant and it’s in the back? Come on!

[@ayobampilo5762]

Nigerians need to be educated, how can some tell you that you're pregnant and it's in the back? Come on! I fixed it for you 😊

[@marigoldbeam5475]

You need to be educated. Africa is a continent of 54 countries. Nigeria is just one of them. The BBC has helped the ignorant by naming the country, 'Nigeria', but you persist in ignorant behaviour expanding it to Africa. You are trying your own scam. You need to be educated.

[@tw1208]

@@marigoldbeam5475 How has the BBC "helped the ignorant" by naming the country where it happens? Make sense plz.....

[@g_zuz_krist695]

​​@@tw1208By helping fools like you realize that there are countries in what you refer to as just "Africa"

[@notknown6605]

@@tw1208she made perfect sense, but it seems you cannot be helped.

[@andreannndebu6136]

Around 2011, I was eleven years and I saw a Nigerian movie about this. At the time, Nigerian movies were such a big thing in Kenya. I didn't know that the stealing of babies still happens in Nigeria

[@Mystaskiny]

It's hard for people to believe truth than to believe in lies

[@cellb2619]

The hard working people 🇳🇬 are at it again 💪🏾

[@oluayo14truth]

From SE 🇳🇬

[@AdeOsinaike]

Na business. Devilish people

[@firsttvmax2613]

They're always the one tarnishing our image🥲

[@theIVFdoctor]

Sadly, we have had to attend to women who have experienced this. That's why we always advice patients to visit reputable IVF centres. It's the reason why we are also sharing knowledge about IVF. The more women know about fertility options, the less likely they are to fall for scams.

[@Mentalhealthtalkswithtoni]

Thank you doc

[@theIVFdoctor]

That may actually be right, because not everyone is scammed. Some people know what the truth is but they still go there.​@ezinneerhirhieneeukaogo1439

[@theIVFdoctor]

You're welcome. It's my pleasure.

[@FoAl-h2b]

I hope you also tell your patients that men can be the cause of infertility. Too often women are blamed

[@gbcxroz3258]

How many can raise the sum to afford it…. Amd the success rate is very low

[@victoria23556]

This happens all over the world. It's heartbreaking. There needs to be a change. There should be more support for couples, especially women.

[@idrisolabisi8688]

This people are evil and take money as their god. Why will decieve people so much like this

[@nursetinalouise]

You’re right. It’s greed. The love of money is at the root of all evil.

[@Annsunshine30]

Adoption is a 1000 times better.

[@brandibrinks1843]

No it is not. Have you ever stopped to think of what makes a woman sell her child to the abortion centers?

[@emiliaserra1333]

​@brandibrinks1843 there's plenty of children from those women who are in dire need of a safe shelter

[@EliotCodes]

​@@brandibrinks1843abortion centers?????????? There's something called an orphanage home, go to a reputable one and be normal for once.

[@FoAl-h2b]

​@brandibrinks1843 They don't sell their kids, if they are, they aren't meant to. Who cares why the kids were given up? Kids are innocent. What's your point?

[@localjess838]

Or even fostering

[@TheLydiaR]

Having been romance scammed by a Nigerian I don't have a good view of this country.