BREAKING: Ekwerenmadu, Wife Detained By UK Police, To Appear In Court

A former Nigerian Senate Deputy President, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu have been detained by the Specialist Crime Team of the Metropolitan Police in London for allegedly attempting to harvest the organs of a child.

Sky News reported that the child has been taken into custody after the suspects were apprehended.

The media organisation reported, “Two people have been charged with conspiring to bring a child to the UK in order to harvest organs, the Metropolitan Police said.

“Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court today.

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“Charges were brought against the pair, who are from Nigeria, following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime team.

“A child has now been safeguarded.

“The investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022, the force said.”

A top source in Nigeria confirmed the arrest.