According to the jury, they conspired to exploit a 21-year-old Lagos street trader for his kidney in London.
Prosecutor Hugh Davies KC accused them of treating the victim and other donors as “disposable assets- spare parts for reward.”
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Ekweremadu, a successful lawyer and founder of an anti-poverty charity who helped draw up Nigeria’s laws against organ trafficking, showed “entitlement, dishonesty, and hypocrisy,” according to Davies.
Ekweremadu denied the charge, stating that he was the victim of a scam.
His wife and doctor also denied the charge, claiming the man was not offered a reward for his kidney and was acting altruistically.
Nigerians have taken to social media to share their reactions. Check out the screenshots below:
The judge, Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson, will pass sentence at a later date.
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