Following a landmark modern slavery case, multi-millionaire Senator Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and medical “middleman” Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty at the Old Bailey in March. Police have highlighted soaring numbers of modern slavery cases in recent years with a small number involving organ harvesting. “Although organ harvesting forms a very small percentage of modern slavery, human trafficking, we’re now starting to see more people coming forward. “Modern slavery is prevalent across all of our communities in London, be it in labour exploitation, nail bars, car washes, the sex trade industry. Obeta was the former medical school classmate of Ike Ekweremadu’s brother and had undergone a kidney transplant at the Royal Free Hospital himself.

Source: The Guardian May 05, 2023 21:34 UTC