On 7 May, Jurist reported that Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekeweremadu, and Doctor Obinna Obeta were also sentenced to 4 and 10 years, respectively, for their role in the plot. The victim told detectives the trio had arranged to remove his kidney and donate it to the Ekweremadus’ daughter. The prosecution is the first of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
https://www.jurist.org/news/2023/05/uk-court-sentences-nigeria-politician-wife-and-doctor-for-organ-trafficking-scheme/
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