Audio By Carbonatix
A top Nigerian senator and his wife have been identified as the couple charged in London with a child organ-harvesting plot.
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, both Nigerian nationals, will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court later.
Mr Ekweremadu's spokesperson confirmed to BBC Igbo that the senator had been charged in the UK over the case.
A child of unknown age has been taken into care.
The couple have been charged with conspiring to transport a child into the UK in order to harvest organs.
Mr Ekweremadu served three terms as Nigeria's deputy president of the Senate, from 2007 to 2019.
The lawyer and politician has been a senator since 2003 and belongs to the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP).
The investigation began when detectives were alerted to potential modern-day slavery offences.
Charges follow an inquiry by the Metropolitan Police's Specialist Crime Team.
Latest Stories
-
Afanyi Dadzie Writes: Ghanaians lynch themselves through ‘mob justice’; this Liberian tragedy isn’t xenophobia
4 minutes -
‘Come and cast your vote’ – Boakye Agyarko urges voters to participate before Ayawaso East polls close
9 minutes -
‘Prayer and faith sustained me’ — Nana Agradaa reflects after leaving prison
17 minutes -
Low voter turnout at Ayawaso East by-election unsurprising — NPP’s Boakye Agyarko
18 minutes -
Paediatric Society of Ghana pens open letter to President Mahama on galamsey effects on Children
39 minutes -
Minimie Atsomo launches “Laugh It Off” creator challenge to celebrate Ghanaian humour and creativity
50 minutes -
Middle East crisis: Ablakwa assures all Ghanaians will be supported
55 minutes -
Voting underway in Ayawaso East as over 49,000 voters head to polls across 113 centres
1 hour -
Bond market: Turnover rose by 43% to GH¢2.98bn
1 hour -
Banks wrote off GH¢1.64 billion in 2025, NPL stock hits GH¢21.0 billion – BoG
1 hour -
Let’s brace ourselves for Middle East war fallout—President Mahama to African leaders
1 hour -
China removes three retired generals from national advisory body
1 hour -
Andre Ayew’s 2026 World Cup inclusion won’t surprise me – Kofi Adams
1 hour -
World Sustainability Organization launches Friend of the Earth sustainable packaging certification in Ghana
1 hour -
14-year-old boy seriously injured following alleged abuse in Ashanti Region
2 hours