Nigerian doctor charged in the UK with plotting with Senator Ekweremadu and wife for alleged kidney harvesting

 

A Nigerian doctor named Obinna Obeta, dwelling in the UK has been accused of plotting with previous Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his better half, Beatrice, to traffic a vagrant into the UK to harvest a kidney for their daughter.

Obeta, 50, showed up before the Bexley Magistrate court on Thursday, July 13, and was charged under the Modern Slavery Act with orchestrating the movement of a 21-year-old man with a view to him being taken advantage of between August last year and this May.

A subsequent charge claims he contrived with the previous Senate President to orchestrate or work with the travel of the man with a view to him being taken advantage of, to be specific organ harvesting.

LIB had before revealed that the Ekweremadus are being tried in the UK on charges of organ harvesting following a 21-year-old man, David Ukpo, they brought to the UK moved toward the police with cases of being treated as a slave and furthermore claiming that he was ''15'' years of age. The Nigerian politician and his better half were captured in the UK on June 21 subsequent to flying into Heathrow from Turkey.

It was subsequently found that David lied about his age as the biodata on his Nigerian bank accounts and the National Identity Management Commission NIMC showed he was 21 years of age.

Obeta was on Thursday charged with organizing or facilitating the travel of someone else with a view to double-dealing and contriving along with Ike Ekweremadu.

Prosecutor Tim Probert-Wood had recently let the court know that the case included 'exploitation and the harvesting of an organ.' The Prosecuting counsel let the court know that the Ekweremadus had intended to have David's kidney removed so it may be given to their little girl.

''The case began on 5 May 2022 when the complainant presented himself at Staines Police Station and claimed he had been transported to this country for the purpose of his kidney being removed.

He arrived on 20th February 2022 and was taken to Royal Free Hospital where tests were conducted. For the purpose he was there he did not consent to the taking of his kidney.

He returned to the house he was staying and his treatment changed dramatically. He described being treated effectively as a slave.'' Probert-Wood said

 

However, counsel to Mr. Ekweremadu, Martin Hicks, QC, insisted that the former Senate President and his wife did no wrong

 

'We deny that there was any exploitation or any intent to do so. The argument will be factual denial.'

 

All three defendants, who are in custody, are due to appear at the Old Bailey on August 4.