The Metropolitan Police have disclosed that a man and a woman have been charged with conspiring to arrange to bring a child to the UK to harvest organs.
The duo, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and former Nigeria deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, 60, both from Nigeria, have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court later today.
According to the statement made available by Met police, they are both charged with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.
Scotland Yard, Met spokesman said the child, although gender is not yet revealed, has been safeguarded. The location of the arrests is also not yet revealed.
Organ harvesting involves removing parts of the body, often for commercial gain and against the victim’s will.
The forced said investigations began after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022.
