#Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu Appears Before UK Court

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Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu Appears Before UK Court

Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu Appears Before UK Court

Ekweremadu Appears Before UK Court. Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate court in the UK over allegations of organ harvesting.   Truetells Nigeira reports that the Enugu West senator was arrested alongside his wife, Beatrice, last week by the London Metropolitan Police for allegedly conspiring to bring a child to the UK for organ…

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Nigerian rights activists are reacting with outrage after a Nigerian politician and his wife were charged by British prosecutors with human trafficking with the intent to harvest organs.

Ike Ekweremadu is alleged to have smuggled a Nigerian boy into Britain to harvest his kidney for their sick daughter. The former deputy senate president and his wife appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate's Court on Thursday, two days after they were arrested by London police.

Prosecutors accused them of luring 15-year-old David Nwamini Ukpo from Nigeria to the UK to donate his kidney to their daughter. Prosecutors also accused them of forging documents to make Ukpo appear to be 21 years old.

It's not clear if Ukpo was aware of the reason he was traveling, but a letter written by Ekweremadu to the British High Commission in December stated they were going to the UK for organ donation.

Ekweremadu's daughter is reportedly battling a kidney disease. He and his wife were arrested on their way to Turkey to procure another organ after they allegedly were unable to continue the process with Ukpo.

They denied the allegations on Thursday but did not enter a plea and were held without bail.

Prominent Nigerian human rights activists have denounced the politician on social media. The co-founder of the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) Movement, Aisha Yesufu, tweeted, "How many missing people are related to organ harvesting? This is scary."

Another activist, Rinu Oduala, said, "They really thought they would get away with it in the UK. Because Nigeria is a place where criminals occupy public offices, commit crimes and go scot-free."

"That the former deputy Senate president might be involved in organ trafficking is disappointing to say the very least," Oduala told VOA via a voice messaging app. "The Nigerian image, our reputation keeps dwindling out there. Every day our public officials make it harder for Nigerians to thrive out there, we're forced to prove a point that we're not that image of our country."

Ekweremadu's defense attorney, Gavin Irwin, described the allegations as "preposterous" Thursday.

On Friday, supporters on social media pledged their support for Ekweremadu, including a colleague, senator Dino Melaye, who twitted, "I stand with Ike."

Ariyo-Dare Atoye, founder of the Nigeria Liberty Center, says it is too early to make conclusions.

"It is the aggregate of the records available to the UK embassy and the hospital that will be able to expose whether they followed due process," he said. "Has any document been forged? Has there been any manipulation? All of this will come to the fore possibly in the next adjourned date. This is not something that anybody can cover up."

The World Health Organization says one-tenth of all global organ transplants are performed using illegally acquired organs.

Under the UK's Modern Slavery Act of 2015, conspiracy to harvest the organs of a child is a serious offense and perpetrators could face life imprisonment if found guilty.

Ekweremadu's next hearing is July 7.

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Photos of Ekweremadu's daughter and wife in court today as police charge Sonia for trafficking a homeless man into the UK to harvest his organs for herself The daughter of former deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, appeared in a UK court today November 7 to answer to claims that she trafficked a homeless man into the country to harvest his organs for herself. Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice were arrested in June this year and have been standing trial alongside their doctor, Obinna Obeta, for charges bothering on conspiracy to arrange the travel of another person with a view to exploit him and harvest his organ. It is alleged they conspired together, with others unknown and with another family member Isaac Ekweremadu, to arrange the travel of a 21-year-old man identified as David Ukpo Nwamini, with a view to exploiting him between 1 August 2021 and 5 May this year. They have been accused of facilitating his travel from Lagos to London to remove one of his kidneys and use same for their daughter, Sonia, who has a kidney-related disease and has been on dialysis for some time. While in court today, the prosecutors claim the plot was to harvest Nwamini's organ for Sonia's benefit.  The prosecutors told the court that the Ekweremadus and their doctor were arrested after the young man, who previously lived on the streets of Lagos, turned up at Staines police station, claiming he was the victim of trafficking. Prosecutors claim Nwamini told police officers he had arrived in the UK on 20 February this year and had been taken to Royal Free Hospital for tests, none of which he consented to. After these tests, Nwamini said he had returned to the house he had been staying in, where he was 'treated effectively as a slave'. Prosecutors claim he escaped the address and was homeless for three days before going to the police. Mr. Ekweremadu and his doctor are currently on remand in HMP Wandsworth and HMP Belmarsh respectively. They did not appear at court today. Mrs Ekweremadu was granted bail at a hearing in July and appeared in court today alongside Sonia. #ikekweremmadu #soniaekweremadu #beatriceekweremadu #organharvesting #mycelebrityandi https://www.instagram.com/p/CkqsWsNrNtz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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UK charges Nigerian doctor for plotting with Ekweremadu to harvest organ

UK charges Nigerian doctor for plotting with Ekweremadu to harvest organ

A NIgerian medical doctor, Obinna Obeys, has been charged by the UK authorities for plotting with former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, to traffic a homeless man into the UK to harvest a kidney for their daughter. Obeta, 50, appeared before the Bexley Magistrate court on Thursday, July 13, and was charged under the Modern Slavery Act with arranging the travel of a…

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Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu Appears Before UK Court

Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu Appears Before UK Court

NEWSMEDIANG.COM Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu Appears Before UK Court Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Thursday, appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court, UK, on alleged organ harvesting and modern slavery charges. According to Channels Television, Ekweremadu was in the dock where he spoke twice; confirming his name and date of birth. It was also reported that his two adult…

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Ekweremadu's case fast-tracked in UK court as prosecutor insists ‘kidney donor’ is 15 and picked from street

Ekweremadu’s case fast-tracked in UK court as prosecutor insists ‘kidney donor’ is 15 and picked from street

By our reporter| Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, on Thursday appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court, UK, for his trial on alleged organ harvesting. Last week, the London Metropolitan Police arrested and charged Ekweremadu and his wife for allegedly bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The UK police had said the alleged donor, later identified as Ukpo Nwamini…

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Ike Ekweremadu Appears Before UK Court Today Over Organ Harvesting Charges (Details)

Ike Ekweremadu Appears Before UK Court Today Over Organ Harvesting Charges (Details)

At the hearing today, the prosecutor told the court that David Ukpo, who alleged that he was coerced to donate his kidney to the Senator’s daughter, is 15 years. Former Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has appeared in a UK court today. It was gathered that he appeared before an Uxbridge Magistrate court in the United Kingdom UK today June 30 over organ harvesting charges.  At the hearing…

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UK Court Denies Bail To Senator Ekweremadu, Wife Beatrice Accused Of Trafficking Homeless Lagos Child

UK Court Denies Bail To Senator Ekweremadu, Wife Beatrice Accused Of Trafficking Homeless Lagos Child

A magistrate’s court in London has denied bail to Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice over charges they trafficked a 15-year-old Lagos boy with the intention to harvest his organ. The arrest was announced by the London Metropolitan Police on Thursday, with officials saying the couple would be charged promptly before a court in Uxbridge. Mr Ekweremadu appeared before a magistrate on…

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Ekweremadu, Wife Arraigned in UK for Child Trafficking for Organs Harvesting, Refused Bail

Ekweremadu, Wife Arraigned in UK for Child Trafficking for Organs Harvesting, Refused Bail

A UK court denied Nigerian lawmaker Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice bail over a conspiracy to harvest the organs of a child. The arrest was announced by the London Metropolitan Police on Thursday, with officials saying the couple would be charged promptly before a court in Uxbridge. Mr Ekweremadu appeared before a magistrate on Thursday afternoon and was denied bail. The case was…

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Alleged Trafficking: London court grants Beatrice Ekweremadu bail on stringent conditions . . Beatrice Ekweremadu was granted bail by a London court on Monday, over a month after she was held by the UK police on charges of human trafficking and organ harvesting. Mrs Ekweremadu was arrested alongside her husband Ike on June 23 by the police, claiming they tried to traffic a minor to illegally harvest his organ. The claim that the alleged victim was subsequently debunked after passports, national ID and other documents showed the person as 21. Still, the Ekweremadus remained behind bars since then and were not granted bail after appearing in court on July 7. The matter was postponed until August for further hearing before today’s decision to free Mrs Ekweremadu while Mr Ekweremadu would remain in custody. “The position is that I have granted bail to Beatrice subject to some fairly stringent conditions but I have refused bail to Ike,” the Common Serjeant of London, Richard Marks, said in his ruling on Monday evening. Mr Ekweremadu, 60, a serving senator from Enugu, was Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President from 2015 to 2019. He unsuccessfully ran to be governor of his state during the Peoples Democratic Party’s primaries in May. The court did not immediately say the stringent terms set for Mrs Ekweremadu or when Mr Ekweremadu would be released before adjourning the matter till August 4. #ekweremadu #organharvesting #mycelebrityandi https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgd-_EiLrtj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Organ Harvesting’: UK Charges Nigerian Doctor For Conniving With Ekweremadu

Organ Harvesting’: UK Charges Nigerian Doctor For Conniving With Ekweremadu

A Nigerian doctor named Obinna Obeta, residing in the UK has been accused of plotting with former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, to traffic a homeless man into the UK to harvest a kidney for their daughter. Obeta, 50, appeared before the Bexley Magistrate court on Thursday, July 13, and was charged under the Modern Slavery Act with arranging the travel of a…