Ekweremadu, a former Nigerian deputy Senate president with his wife, and their doctor Obinna Obeta were found culpable of violating the Modern Slavery Act and has been convicted of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom.

The court found the trio guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey. They criminally conspired to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney, the jury found. According to the UK Guardian, it is the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act in United Kingdom. However, their ailing daughter, Sonia, was not found guilty of any charge. The judge, Justice Jeremy Johnson, will pass a sentence at a later date.

Ada Peter