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BREAKING: UK Police Arrest Ekweremadu, Wife | Daily Report Nigeria
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Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President Dr. Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice have been arrested by a Specialist Crime Team of the Metropolitan Police in London.

Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested over alleged conspiracy to harvest the organs of an unnamed child.

According to SkyNews, the child has been taken into protective custody after the incident.

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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.

“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 also confirmed the arrest under anonymity.

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