Met Police will be reinvestigated over Stephen Port murders: Force watchdog will launch new probe into how Scotland Yard handled serial killer's victims after 'whitewash' report cleared 17 officers of misconduct Man and woman, aged 60 and 55, are charged with conspiring to traffic a child from Nigeria to the UK for organ harvesting Train strike day 3 as it happened: TfL Tube updates as parts of Elizabeth line and London Overground to stop at 6.30pm today and Boris Johnson slams 'unnecessary' walkouts with passengers at just 12% of normal levels
High-ranking Nigerian politician Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and his academic wife, 55, are charged with plotting to bring a child from Nigeria to the UK for organ harvesting Unions target your summer holiday in pursuit of more pay: Now BA Heathrow staff vote to go on strike after rejecting 10% pay offer - and even MORE walkouts are planned despite warnings that pay rises will fuel inflation Ekweremadu has been in the UK for at least the past fortnight having met with members of the Nigerian community in Britain in Lincoln around ten days ago where he received a copy of the Magna Carta (left). But given the suspects are appearing in court in Uxbridge, it is likely they were held at the nearby Heathrow Airport. Scotland Yard has not given the gender or the age of the child - or the location of the arrests. Organ harvesting involves removing parts of the body, often for cash and against the victim's will. The Metropolitan Police has said the child, who is under the age of 18, at the centre of the alleged plot is in care. The have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court today. They are both charged with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. His wife, five years his junior, is also a major public figure in Nigeria and they are believed to have four adult children.
Mr Ekweremadu has been an elected senator at the Abuja-based parliament since 2003 after moving into politics after years as a lawyer. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, a People's Democratic Party politician for 19 years who was once Deputy President of the nation's senate, was held with Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (together right), in Britain this month.