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Alleged Conspiracy To Harvest Child Organs:UK Police Detain Ekweremadu, Wife

The Specialist Crime Team of the Metropolitan Police in London has detained a former Senate Deputy President Dr. Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice.

According to Sky News, the two suspects were arrested for alleged conspiracy to harvest the organs of a child.But the child has been taken into protective custody.

The media organisation reported: โ€œTwo people have been charged with conspiring to bring a child to the UK in order to harvest organs, the Metropolitan Police said.โ€œBeatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistratesโ€™ Court today.

โ€œCharges were brought against the pair, who are from Nigeria, following an investigation by the Metropolitan Policeโ€™s Specialist Crime team.

โ€œA child has now been safeguarded.

โ€œThe investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022, the force said.โ€

A top source in Nigeria confirmed the arrest.

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