From a Nigerian politician convicted in U.K. for organ trafficking to a deadly drought in Somalia, here are three international news stories you may have missed this week from Yahoo’s partners.
These undated handout photos provided by the London Metropolitan Police on March 23 show, from right, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice Ekweremadu and Dr. Obinna Obeta.
that a court in the U.K. convicted a senior Nigerian politician and his wife of attempted organ trafficking after bringing a 21-year-old man to England from Nigeria with the intention of getting their 25-year-old daughter a new kidney.Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, a “middleman,” were found guilty of conspiring to exploit the victim for his kidney. Prosecutors said the 21-year-old street trader was offered £7,000 and opportunities within the U.K.
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