after he was found guilty of trafficking a man to britain to harvest one of his kidneys. ike ekwere madu s wife, beatrice, was given a four and a half year sentence. the judge also handed down a ten yearjail term to a medic who helped them. the victim a 21 old street traderfrom lagos was offered $8000 and was promised a better life in britain, but only realised what was going on when he met doctors in hospital. the couple had planned to give the organ to their daughter who has a kidney disease. justicejohnson handed down the sentence at the old bailey in london. the wealth and power inequality and disparity between you and c could not be more marked. you, ekweremadu are a senator in nigeria s national assembly. you have held high political office. you had many staff, including domestic staff, maids, chefs and drivers. you own multiple properties around the globe. there is evidence of as many as a0. more than £400,000 went into your bank account over a six month period. b
that was justice johnson handed down the sentence at the old bailey in london. i spoke to eniola akinkuotu in abuja, nigeria, who is the chief correspondent at the him how this was all uncovered. when they got to the hospital the doctor began to suspect that there was some shady business going on. he declared a mismatch. the young man just went for a few days and reported to a police station for that we know what happened next. the couple were arrested and were arraigned. couple were arrested and were arraigned- couple were arrested and were arraigned. couple were arrested and were arraiuned. , . , , ., arraigned. kidney harvesting is a roblem, arraigned. kidney harvesting is a problem. a arraigned. kidney harvesting is a problem, a global arraigned. kidney harvesting is a problem, a global problem. - arraigned. kidney harvesting is a - problem, a global problem. certainly it happens a lot in nigeria. it problem, a global problem. certainly it happens a lot in nigeria. it happens