Nigerian Politician, Wife, and Doctor Convicted in UK Organ Trafficking Scheme

Nigerian politician Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and a medical middleman have been found guilty of conspiring to exploit a 21-year-old man from Lagos for his kidney in an £80,000 private transplant at the Royal Free Hospital in London. The organ was for the couple's daughter, Sonia, aged 25, who has a debilitating illness and remains on weekly dialysis. The victim was offered up to £7,000 and promised opportunities in the UK for helping, and only realised what was going on when he met doctors at the hospital. The defendants were all remanded into custody ahead of sentencing, set to take place on 5 May.