According to TheNation, a former vice president of the senate has been detained in the UK.
According to the source, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, a former Senate Deputy President, and his wife, Beatrice, were detained by the Specialist Crime Team of the Metropolitan Police in London due to a crime.
According to TheNation, who cited Sky News, Ekweremadu and his wife were detained for allegedly conspiring to remove a child's organs.
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But guardianship of the child has been granted.
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.
“Charges were brought against the pair, who are from Nigeria, following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime team.
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“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.
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