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Nigerian politician and wife facing jail over organ-harvesting plot involving UK hospital

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and medical 'middleman' Dr Obinna Obeta were found guilty following a landmark trial at the Old Bailey.

Daily Record · Mar 23, 2023

Nigerian politician and wife facing jail after ‘landmark’ organ-harvesting case

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty at the Old Bailey.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Senior Nigerian politician and wife guilty of organ harvesting plot

The Old Bailey heard that a street trader from Lagos had been brought to the UK with the intention of transplanting one of his kidneys for cash.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Powerful Nigerian politician on trial over alleged organ-harvesting plot

It is claimed Sonia Ekweremadu was to have been the recipient of the victim’s kidney in an £80,000 private transplant operation at the Royal Free Hos.

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Nigerian couple plotted to bring man to UK to donate kidney, court told

Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu are on trial with their daughter, said to have been intended recipient, and a doctor

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023