Category: Ike Ekweremadu

‘They Are Not Above the Law’ Warns Detective in ‘Landmark’ Organ Harvesting Case

May 5, 2023
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The detective in charge of the Metropolitan Police’s modern slavery team has hailed the organ harvesting conviction of Nigerian Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and middleman Obinna Obeta as a “landmark” and said they were investigating several other cases in Britain. On March 23, Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Obeta, 50, were…

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Nigerian Politician Jailed in UK for 9 Years and 8 Months for ‘Despicable’ Organ Harvesting Attempt

May 5, 2023
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LONDON—A senior Nigerian politician, his wife, and a middleman have been jailed for bringing a young street trader from Lagos to London and trying to use one of his kidneys to save the life of the couple’s seriously ill daughter. Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, was jailed for 9 years and 8 months, his wife Beatrice, 56,…

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Nigerian Senator and Wife Convicted in UK of Buying Kidney for Daughter in Landmark Legal Case

March 23, 2023
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A senior Nigerian politician, his wife, and a middleman have been convicted of exploiting a young street trader from Lagos whose kidney they needed in order to save the life of the couple’s seriously ill daughter. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and medical “middleman” Obinna Obeta, 50, were found guilty of conspiring to…

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‘I Was Crying and Shaking’ Witness Tells UK Organ Harvesting Trial as He Recalls Hearing About Kidney Transplant

February 20, 2023
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LONDON—A street trader from Nigeria has told a trial of his shocked reaction when he was told by a doctor in a London hospital he was there to donate one of his kidneys to someone, who turned out to be the daughter of a wealthy politician. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, a senator in Nigeria and a…

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Home Secretary Suella Braverman Unveils ‘Toughest’ Measures to Combat UK Domestic Violence

February 20, 2023
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Home Secretary Suella Braverman announced “one of the toughest suites of measures” ever to combat domestic violence in England and Wales. Under the new arrangements, the most serious domestic violence abusers will be monitored more closely and subjected to electronic tagging to protect vulnerable their partners, ex-partners, and children. Violence against women and girls will…

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