Senator Ike Ekweremadu And Wife Nabbed For Allegedly Bringing Child To UK For Organ Harvesting | Shocking Details
Former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, have been arrested and charged to court for conspiring to bring a child to the UK for alleged organ harvesting.
In a statement on its website, the Met Police revealed that Beatrice, 55 (10.9.66) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate the travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.
In the statement, the metropolitan police said the couple was charged to court on Thursday, June 23 following an investigation by the police’ specialist crime team.
The police mentioned that the investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offenses under modern slavery legislation in May 2022.
The police added that the couple have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court later today.
“Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (10.9.66) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.
Ike Ekweremadu, 60 (12.05.62) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.
They have both been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court later today.
A child has been safeguarded and we are working closely with partners on continued support. As criminal proceedings are now under way we will not be providing further details,”
the statement read.
‘Transplant for their child’
Meanwhile, according to a source familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity, Ekweremadu’s child has been suffering from kidney disease and needed a transplant.
The source said a donor was gotten and sent to the UK for investigation with the aim of providing a kidney. However, the source said the kidney did not match that of Ekweremadu’s child.
Subsequently, the donor was scheduled to return to Nigeria. However, the donor refused to return to Nigeria and instead reported to the UK police to seek asylum.
‘Very serious issue’
The story is “causing shockwaves, not just in Nigeria, but across the international community,” according to Channels Television’s UK correspondent, Julianna Olayinka.
If it is indeed Ekweremadu, then this “individual was once one of the most powerful politicians in Nigeria,” Olayinka noted, stressing that the matter is “an ongoing investigation.”
“I do believe that this story is likely to pick up over the next couple of days,” she said of what is to come next.
“One of the reasons why is because it’s a big story here in the UK at the moment.
“The Home Secretary, Priti Patel and Prime Minister Boris Johnson are grappling with the migrant crisis.
“And the European Union says one of the real issues is organ harvesting. And a lot of these human traffickers, if they are not able to get these asylum seekers to pay for their illegal travel, then they are using their organs.
“So it’s a very serious issue.”