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Nigerian politician charged with plot to harvest child’s organs

A Nigerian politician has been charged with allegedly plotting to harvest the organs of a child in the UK. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, a district senator and lawyer, has been charged alongside a second defendant, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, with ...

23 Jun 2022 at 17:15

Nigerian politician and wife facing jail after ‘landmark’ organ-harvesting case

A wealthy Nigerian politician and his wife are facing jail for an organ-harvesting plot involving a UK hospital following a landmark trial. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and medical “middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were ...

23 Mar 2023 at 15:03

Senior Nigerian politician and wife guilty of organ harvesting plot

A wealthy Nigerian politician has been found guilty of an organ-harvesting plot involving a UK hospital in a legal first of its kind. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and medical “middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta, 50, were ...

23 Mar 2023 at 12:05

Nigerian politician accused of organ-harvest plot is a ‘victim’, court hears

A senior Nigerian politician accused of plotting to arrange an illegal kidney transplant for his sick daughter in the UK claimed he is a “victim”, a court has heard. Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, daughter Sonia, ...

10 Mar 2023 at 16:53

Mother accused over kidney transplant plot says family is ‘everything’

The wife of a senior Nigerian politician accused of plotting to arrange an illegal kidney transplant for their sick daughter has told jurors that her family means “everything”. Accountant Beatrice Ekweremadu, 56, is on trial at the ...

13 Mar 2023 at 15:33

Nigerian politician accused of organ-harvest plot tells court of ‘scam’ concerns

A senior Nigerian politician accused of plotting to arrange an illegal kidney transplant for his sick daughter in the UK has told jurors he thought he was being “scammed”. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, daughter Sonia, ...

07 Mar 2023 at 13:20

Wealthy Nigerian politician denies offering reward to prospective kidney donor

A wealthy Nigerian politician has denied offering to reward his sick daughter’s prospective kidney donor, saying selfless acts were less of a rarity in his country. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, daughter Sonia, 25, ...

08 Feb 2023 at 17:19

Man accused of helping politician to ‘bring man to UK to harvest his kidney’

A man has been charged over an alleged plot with a wealthy Nigerian politician to harvest a man’s kidney. Obinna Obeta, 50, from Southwark, south London, is charged under the Modern Slavery Act with arranging the travel of a ...

22 Jul 2022 at 18:15

Couple accused of ‘bringing man to UK to harvest his kidney for their daughter’

A Nigerian politician and his wife, who are accused of plotting to harvest a man’s kidney, face trial at the Old Bailey. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, a district senator and lawyer, and his wife Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, are ...

07 Jul 2022 at 14:33

Nigerian politician paid doctor to find organ donor for his daughter, court told

A wealthy Nigerian politician at the centre of an alleged organ-harvesting plot paid a doctor to find a kidney donor for his sick daughter but urged him to “abide by the law”, a court has been told. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, ...

06 Mar 2023 at 17:31

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