The command told reporters in Akure that eight men and 11 women, allegedly cohabiting and producing children for the owner of the 'factory', were arrested with him.
Five were nursing mothers and five expectant mothers.
The Command Comptroller, Alhaji Al-Hassan Musa, said: "We were able to arrest these people by acting on the tip-off we got from Abuja.
A circular emanating from the headquarters informed us that an operator of a baby factory in Imo State had relocated to Ondo State. Our investigation led us to Ilu-tuntun. It also showed that the operator, who is said to be acting with a Cameroonian, has another such factory in Ore, Odigbo Local Government Area."
Musa said the suspects would be handed over to the National Agency for the Prohibition of Traffic in Persons and Other Related Offences (NAPTIP) in Lagos.
One of the suspects, who identified herself as "Grace" and a student of Lagos State University (LASU) resisted arrest, claiming that she was pregnant for Mrs. Ogundeji's son.
Grace said: "Immediately I informed my husband to be about my pregnancy, he asked me to follow him to his mother's house in Okitipupa so that I will be properly cared for. Our wedding is on the way. I am not involved in such a criminal act and the person who is responsible for it is not denying it."
Some of the suspects and the alleged proprietor denied the allegations, saying they were relatives.
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