The United Kingdom have confirmed the arrest of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice.
It said they had been arrested and charged for allegedly bringing a child to the United Kingdom for organ harvesting.
The Metropolitan Police said Beatrice Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, conspired to facilitate the travel of the child with a view to exploitation.
They are due to appear before Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court later on Thursday.
The child has been taken into care.
Organ harvesting is the illegal practice of removing parts of the body, often for commercial gain and against the victim’s will.
The organs that are usually removed are Kidneys, liver, lungs, heart, pancreas, intestines, hands and face.
