How EFCC Arrested Human Organs' Trafficker in Port Harcourt | SEE DETAILS
Faith Ukanwa
May 06, 2021
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has arrested a leader of a syndicate buying and selling human organs for trafficking to foreigners.
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The suspect, Ukaeje John Emeka (alias Dr. Phil Mark, Dr. Donald Phillip, Dr. Wesley David), was arrested on April 16, 2021, at Rumukparali, Ozuoba, Port Harcourt,in Rivers State.
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According to the Commission, the suspect was arrested by operatives of the Commission based on established intelligence on his suspicious fraudulent internet dealings.
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EFCC in a statement said;
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"Preliminary investigations by the EFCC showed that the suspect is leading a syndicate of fraudsters falsely presenting themselves as medical doctors, with a human organ bank, particularly kidneys for sale and purchase.
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"Victims of the syndicate include people with renal disease and even healthy people desirous of selling their organs in Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Indonesia and United Arab Emirate.
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"Items recovered from the suspect include one Nigerian passport, one Republic of Cote D'Ivoire passport, nine ATM cards, one black-coloured HP laptop, one gold-colored Tecno L9 plus phone, one gold-coloured Samsung Galaxy J8 and one ash-coloured Lexus ES 330 salon car.ÔÇØ
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The Commission said it is has launched manhunt for other members of the syndicate within and outside Nigeria.
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— Faith Ukanwa