Abuja Hospital Denies Alleged Organ Harvesting as Police Launch Probe
Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja Wellington Clinics in Abuja has denied any involvement in illegal transactional organ harvesting involving a kidney donor, Mr. Abubakar Hassan. The hospital was alleged to have
Abuja's Wellington Clinics has suspended all kidney transplant services following a police investigation into allegations of transactional organ harvesting. The hospital denies any involvement in the alleged scheme. Four suspects, including two doctors, were arrested and charged with deceiving a 22-year-old man, Samuel Ezekiel, into undergoing kidney removal at the clinic.
The victim was reportedly paid $1,250 for the procedure. Wellington stated that the donor was admitted under the name Abubakar Hassan and the surgery was performed by Dr Benjamin Friday Oyimeh and his team. The hospital clarified that it provided an operating theatre and an appropriate environment for the procedure under a pre-agreed rental arrangement.
Wellington did not participate, facilitate, negotiate, or benefit from any financial arrangement related to the donor or recipient. The hospital's records showed that the donor was treated as a consenting adult and the surgery was conducted in line with the National Health Act 2014 and guidelines of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria. Wellington is cooperating fully with the police investigation.
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