A Nigerian doctor has admitted in court that he lied about a potential kidney donor because he was “desperate” for his own operation to go ahead.
Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, is accused of being part of an international criminal conspiracy in an organ transplant trafficking plot.
The Old Bailey heard how Dr. Obeta had travelled with a donor from Nigeria in 2021 who he incorrectly said was his cousin.
He denies breaking modern slavery laws.
Former Nigerian politician Ike Ekweremadu, 60, is accused of bringing a man to the UK to provide a kidney for his daughter Sonia.
Mr Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice, 56, and daughter Sonia, 25, deny conspiring to arrange or facilitate the travel of the young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation in May 2022.
Dr Obeta is accused of being an associate in the plot.