A young Nigerian, Samuel Ezekiel, has accused his friend of deceiving him into undergoing kidney removal and later spending part of the payment he received on electronic devices.
Ezekiel made the allegation on Friday while speaking to journalists during the parade of suspects linked to an alleged organ-harvesting syndicate by the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja.
He identified the friend as Emmanuel Odeh and alleged that Odeh initially told him they were going to a hospital without explaining the real purpose of the trip.
Ezekiel said he trusted Odeh and followed his instructions until he was introduced to a man identified as David, who connected him with an agent known as Ben.
According to him, he initially underwent medical tests as a potential kidney donor, but was later told that his results did not match the intended recipient.
He said another recipient was subsequently found and he was informed that his kidney was a match.
Ezekiel alleged that the group then changed his identity to “Hassan Abubakar” and took him to the Federal High Court to execute an affidavit before he was taken to Wellington Hospital, Life Camp, Abuja.
He said documents were signed at the hospital before he was taken into the theatre on April 24.
Ezekiel said he had been told beforehand that the kidney would be removed but claimed that Odeh assured him the procedure would not affect his health.
“He just told me that it’s something that they will just convert it, that there’s not any issue in there, that if they convert it, I can do everything that I want to do,” he said.
According to him, dollars were brought to them late at night before the operation, but he handed the money to Odeh for safekeeping before entering the theatre.
Ezekiel said he could not determine the exact amount he was paid, although he recalled receiving several $100 notes and a $50 note.
He alleged that after the operation, Odeh changed the dollars and used part of the money to purchase two phones, two power banks and two Wi-Fi devices.
“Everything he bought, he gave me one and held one,” Ezekiel said.
He said he spent about a week recovering at the hospital before Odeh moved him to a hotel for two days and subsequently took him to Cross River State, where they stayed for about three months.
Ezekiel said he later demanded an explanation about the money but was told that it had been spent.
He further alleged that Odeh later took his phone and sold it after claiming they lacked money for transportation back to Abuja.
The allegations emerged as police investigate an alleged organ-harvesting syndicate operating in Abuja and Nasarawa State.
The Force on Friday paraded several suspects allegedly connected to the network following a sting operation in Auta Balefi, Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Among those paraded were Odeh, Dr Benjamin Oyime, a nephrologist and consultant to Wellington Hospital; Dr Daniel Otukpa, another nephrologist and the hospital’s Acting Director of Clinical Services; and David Idoko.
Police alleged that the group recruited vulnerable people for illegal kidney removal and used forged documents and false identities to facilitate the procedures.
The Force said investigations were continuing to uncover the full extent of the alleged operation and identify other suspects.
The case gained public attention after activist Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, reported that a young man had approached his NGO with medical evidence indicating that his left kidney was missing.
The police subsequently opened an investigation, which led to the arrest of the suspects.
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