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The Guardian - UK
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Matthew Weaver

Nigerian politician accused of organ trafficking to UK paid doctor to find donor, court hears

Ike Ekweremadu (left) when he was deputy president of the Nigerian senate
Ike Ekweremadu (left) when he was deputy president of the Nigerian senate. Photograph: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images

A Nigerian politician accused of organ trafficking to the UK issued an “abide by the law” instruction to a doctor who offered to find a kidney donor for his sick daughter for a fee, the Old Bailey has heard.

Ike Ekweremadu, 60, former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, admitted paying Dr Obinna Obeta an initial fee of 1m naira (£1,800) in September 2021 to find a suitable kidney donor for his daughter Sonia, a postgraduate media student at Newcastle University, the court heard.

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