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Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by sunsas(m): 1:05pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
Three people, including a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, have been found guilty of organ trafficking under the Modern Slavery Act. Ekweremadu, 60, his wife, Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were convicted of facilitating the travel of a 21-year-old Nigerian street trader to London with the intention of exploiting him for his kidney. The verdict was delivered at the Old Bailey after a six-week trial. According to the prosecution, the three individuals treated the young man and other potential donors as "disposable assets – spare parts for reward." They entered into an "emotionally cold commercial transaction" with the victim, who was brought to London to have his kidney removed for money. The prosecutor, Hugh Davies KC, stated that Ekweremadu, who is a successful lawyer and founder of an anti-poverty charity, showed "entitlement, dishonesty, and hypocrisy." Despite helping to draw up Nigeria's laws against organ trafficking, Ekweremadu agreed to reward someone for a kidney for his daughter. Davies told the jury that "her clinical needs cannot come at the expense of the exploitation of somebody in poverty." During the trial, Ekweremadu denied the charges, claiming he was the victim of a scam. Obeta, who also denied the charges, said the young man was not offered a reward for his kidney and was acting altruistically. Beatrice denied any knowledge of the alleged conspiracy. Sonia, Ekweremadu's daughter, did not give evidence. The judge, Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson, will pass sentence at a later date. The verdict is significant as it is the first conviction of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act, which was introduced in 2015 to combat human trafficking and modern slavery. Source: https://talkyourown.com/former-deputy-senate-president-wife-and-doctor-convicted-of-organ-trafficking-in-landmark-verdict-under-modern-slavery-act/
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Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by AwokenVawulence: 1:06pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
To be sincere I actually pity the guy which nigerian go give senator free kidney plus they come seize most of his house recently which kin bad luck 1 Like |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by 22o62021: 1:07pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
Money Power And Fame coudnt save him. |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by Bhella5(m): 1:08pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
Oga in soup |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by TheChameleon: 1:09pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
His people will come to defend him after EFCC charged him for having 40 Houses. Tinubu will be definitely blamed for this despite the Bola never in same party with this crooked organ harvester. 1 Like |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by sulakishop(m): 1:10pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
Nigerians 1-0 Politicians 1 Like |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by Nobody: 1:12pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
As far I know, everyone involved in this kidney wahala they guilty...from the one who lied that he was a 15 years old and clearly agreed to donate his kidney, to the agent, to the ones who maltreated him when the kidney no match that of ekwe's daughter. What I see in this whole thing was how the boy was maltreated after the failed kidney transplant...ekwe should have met the boy in person, rather than through an agent who only care about his pocket 1 Like |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by Ahmading: 1:15pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
The young man too is wrong. He most have agreed here but claimed ignorance of the deal. God dey. |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by Nobody: 1:20pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
Ahmading: Not ignorance...the treatment he received after the failed transplant made him to approach the police station...the agent actually messed up... 1 Like |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by tommy589(m): 1:26pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
Parents love for their children. Mistakes we do because of love 1 Like |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by Nawttiboi007(m): 1:37pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
Gone |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by Creamypie(m): 1:54pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
E don be |
Re: Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking by Buffalo2(m): 4:41pm On Mar 23, 2023 |
These guys are in for a rough ride |
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