At the Old Bailey on Monday, the court was told Ike Ekweremadu transferred one million naira (£1,802.87) to Obeta on September 24 2021 in a bid to find an organ donor. Giving evidence, Ike Ekweremadu told the court Sonia was doing a masters degree at Newcastle University when she started experiencing “swollen limbs” in December 2019. A further text message from Diwe to Ike Ekweremadu on November 1 2021 added: “The guy matched very well for the transplant. However, the young man, who was allegedly trafficked into the UK for organ harvesting, previously told jurors: “Nobody told me about kidney transplant”. He claimed he was told he had to go ahead with the operation in exchange for 1.2 million naira (around £2,000).

Source: The Guardian March 06, 2023 17:46 UTC