Ike Ekweremadu: Man and Woman, Aged 60 and 55, are Charged with Conspiring to Traffic a Child from Nigeria to the UK for Organ Harvesting
Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, are both from Nigeria
They will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court on Thursday afternoon
Child alleged to have been trafficked for organs is now safe with the police
A man and a woman have been charged with conspiring to arrange to bring a child to the UK to harvest organs, the Metropolitan Police said.
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Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, both from Nigeria, have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court later today.
By Martin Robinson, Chief Reporter
They are both charged with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.
The Met said a child has been safeguarded. Scotland Yard has not given the gender or the age of the child – or the location of the arrests.
But given the suspects are appearing in court in Uxbridge, it is likely they were held at the nearby Heathrow Airport.
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Organ harvesting involves removing parts of the body, often for commercial gain and against the victim’s will.
Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, both from Nigeria , have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court (pictured) later today
Source: DailyMail.o.Uk
