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Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, on Thursday appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court, UK, for his trial on alleged organ harvesting. Last week, the London Metropolitan Police arrested and charged Ekweremadu and his wife for allegedly bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The UK police had said the alleged donor, later identified as Ukpo Nwamini David, was 15 years old, but his passport data page showed he was born on October 12, 2000. According to Channels Television, during the proceedings on Thursday, Ekweremadu was in the dock where he confirmed his name and date of birth.…
It was another day of massacre in Niger State on Wednesday night as gunmen invaded a mining site in Ajata Aboki, in Erena district of Shiroro Local Government Area of the State, killing three soldiers, seven mobile policemen and 15 civilians working at the site. The gunmen, who invaded the mining site in large numbers, succeeded in abducting an unspecified number of Chinese nationals who, the locals said, were the target of the gunmen. The mining site, according to a reliable source close to the community, is owned by a powerful figure in the state, and the area has remained…
A community leader from the Birnin Gwari Emirate Council in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Zubairu Abdulra’uf, has lamented how members of the communities paid N400 million to bandits to enable them to go to their farms. This is just as he said the people of the emirate had resorted to defending themselves against terrorists that had over the years taken over the area. He told journalists in Kaduna on Thursday that the constant attacks on communities had paralysed economic activities in their rural areas and made travelling in the area impossible. On payment to bandits, Abdulra’uf…
There is a new twist in the alleged child organ harvesting case involving Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president. On Thursday the London Metropolitan Police charged Ekweremadu and Beatrice, his wife, to court over the allegation of bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting. The investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022. The UK authorities said the “child” had “been safeguarded”, while the police added that its operatives “are working closely with partners on continued support”. As widely reported, Ekweremadu had written to the UK High Commission to…
At least five persons, including two policemen, were feared killed by armed bandits in two communities of Guma and Ukum Local Government Areas of Benue State on Thursday night. It was gathered from local sources that some gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked Yelwata community of Guma LGA, killed two policemen and took away their guns on Thursday night. Meanwhile, on the same night, three other persons, including a lecturer with the Federal University, Wukari were said to have been gunned down by armed bandits at Jootar, Mbaterem, in Mbayenge Council Ward, the Ukum Local Government Area of the state.…
Gunmen early Friday bombed a Police Area Command office at Eika-Ohizenyi in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi State, killing one Inspector Jibril on duty. A resident of the area, Momoh Abubakar, disclosed that the attackers invaded the station around 12:15am with explosives and other weapons. He stated that the first bomb they threw into the station made a heavy sound that woke up many residents, adding the explosives brought down part of the police station. Abubakar added that the attackers had a field day as they operated for more than two hours without any interference from security agents or…
Bandits have abducted 22 farmers and burnt tractors during a coordinated attack on farmers at Rafin-Daji community, Gurdi ward of Abaji Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Rafin-Daji shares boundary with Zago community in Niger State through River Gurara. A farmer who narrowly escaped the attack, Saidu Yakubu, said the incident happened around 2pm on Thursday when the bandits in their large numbers, wielding AK-47 rifles, attacked farmers that were cultivating in the community. He said the bandits, who went on rampage shooting sporadically into the air before whisking away the farmers, burnt down two tractors that were…
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, charged with alleged conspiracy to harvest the organs of a child in the United Kingdom, face life imprisonment if found guilty and convicted to maximum sentence under the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015 (MSA 2015). The couple, who were arrested following an investigation by the London Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime team, were arraigned before Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court. The court denied them bail, but ordered that they be remanded till July 7. The police had said the investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation…
Two Nigerians have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to harvest the organs of a child in the UK. Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, both from , have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court later today. They are both charged with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. The Met said a child has been safeguarded. Scotland Yard has not given the or the age of the child - or the location of the arrests. But given the suspects are appearing in…
Operatives of Amotekun Corps in Ondo State have arrested some suspects in connection with the June 5 massacre at St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo. The assailants left 40 persons dead and over 80 others injured in the attack. “We have recovered the last vehicle they used in the operation and we have made some arrests. We have recovered some vital things which we are working on. “We are not stopping until we get to the root of this and I assure that the perpetrators and their sponsors will be brought to book,’’ state commander of Amotekun, Adetunji Adeleye, said. He…
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