Nigerian Politician and Wife Convicted in UK Organ Trafficking Scheme
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Nigerian politician Ike Ekweremadu and his wife were found guilty of conspiring to transport a man to the UK for organ harvesting. The victim was recruited at a Lagos street market and was to provide a kidney to the couple's daughter in exchange for thousands of pounds. The verdict is the first to convict suspects of an organ-harvesting conspiracy under the UK's modern slavery laws. The defendants were ordered to remain in custody, and their sentencing was scheduled for May 5.
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