Former Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Julie Okah-Donli, has alleged that some women use steroids to fake pregnancies before obtaining babies to convince their husbands that they gave birth.
Okah-Donli made the claims during an interview on the Kaa Truths Podcast, a clip of which resurfaced on Tuesday, where she discussed alleged fake pregnancy syndicates and baby trafficking in Nigeria.
According to her, women involved in the practice are allegedly injected with steroids that cause physical changes similar to those experienced during pregnancy.
“They are injected with steroids. So when they inject them with these steroids, it gives them the semblance of a pregnant woman. Their faces are bloated up, and their tummies are actually very big. They look pregnant, but they are not pregnant,” she said.
