Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, and a medical doctor named Dr. Obinna Obeta have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom.
Following a six-week trial at the Old Bailey, the trio were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain for the purpose of removing his organs. The 21-year-old Lagos street trader was brought to London with the intent of harvesting his kidney for their daughter.
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The jury delivered the verdict on Thursday 23rd March 2023, with the judge, Justice Jeremy Johnson, postponing sentencing to a later date.
Ekweremadu, Beatrice, Sonia (their daughter), and Obeta were all standing trial for organ trafficking. This was the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act.
