Overview

• Nigerian MP Ike Ekweremadu found guilty of organ harvesting plot in the UK
• Ekweremadu, his wife, and a middleman trafficked a 21-year-old Nigerian street trader to the UK to provide a kidney for their daughter
• They were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison under the Modern Slavery Act 2015
• Many Nigerian politicians appealed for leniency but the UK court rejected these appeals
• Prosecutors called the conviction a landmark in combating organ trafficking.