More reports continue to emerge as to the reason Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested in London by the Specialist Crime Team of the UK Metropolitan Police.
One of the reports is that the former Deputy Senate President’s daughter, Sonia is critically ill and needs an urgent kidney transplant.
In a statement on Thursday, the London Metropolitan Police confirmed that the couple conspired to to traffic a child to the county in order to harvest his organ.
According to the police, the pair have been charged to court following an investigation by its special crime team.
The police added that the investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offenses under modern slavery legislation in May 2022.
Speaking on the matter, journalist Oseni Rufai via his Twitter handle claimed that Ike Ekweremadu’s daughter is sick and needed a kidney.
He added that the boy was homeless and was promised a better life.
He wrote: “Ekweremadu’s daughter needed a kidney, so he brought in a 15 year old homeless boy with illegally obtained passport stating the boy was 21,The boy was promised a better life.”