Nigerian Politician Jailed in UK for 9 Years and 8 Months for ‘Despicable’ Organ Harvesting Attempt

Prosecutor says 'organ harvesting industry is difficult to detect'

Undated images of Nigerian Sen. Ike Ekweremadu (L), his wife Beatrice (C), and middleman Obinna Obeta (R), who were all convicted after an organ harvesting trial at the Old Bailey in London on March 23, 2023. Metropolitan Police

LONDON—A senior Nigerian politician, his wife, and a middleman have been jailed for bringing a young street trader from Lagos to London and trying to use one of his kidneys to save the life of the couple’s seriously ill daughter.

Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, was jailed for 9 years and 8 months, his wife Beatrice, 56, was sentenced to 4 years and 6 months, and medical “middleman” Obinna Obeta, 51, was jailed for 10 years.