Nigerian Senator and Wife Found Guilty in Landmark UK Organ-Harvesting Case

A high-profile organ-harvesting scheme involving a prominent Nigerian politician, his wife, and a medical middleman has resulted in landmark convictions in the UK.

Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty at the Old Bailey for conspiring to bring a young Nigerian man to the UK to exploit him as a kidney donor. This marks the first conviction under the Modern Slavery Act for an organ-harvesting conspiracy, carrying a potential life sentence.