The young man at the centre of the organ harvesting saga of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu said he could not return to Nigeria because he is worried for his safety. In his impact statement, which was read in court on Friday, the man, whose identity could not be revealed for legal reasons, said he was worried for his …

Ahead of today’s sentencing of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice for organ harvesting, prominent Nigerians and Africans have continued to appeal to the United Kingdom court for clemency. In a last-minute plea, members of the Ikeoha Mpu Pacesetters League (IMPL) joined their voices in calling on the UK Court to show clemency to their mentor, …

In the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act, former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; his wife, Beatrice; and a medical doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The 60-year-old politician; his wife, Beatrice, 56; and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to …

A Federal High Court in Abuja which ordered the release of the biodata of the man at the centre of the human harvesting charges against former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice might have violated the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation (NDPR). Last Friday, Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigeria …