{
  "id": 4192622,
  "title": "I learnt my son’s kidney was removed via phone call — Victim’s mother",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/i-learnt-my-sons-kidney-was-removed-via-phone-call-victims-mother-4192622",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T13:08:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/i-learnt-my-sons-kidney-was-removed-via-phone-call-victims-mother/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The mother of Samuel Ezekiel, a 22-year-old victim of an alleged organ-harvesting incident in Abuja, has revealed that she only learned about the incident through a phone call. Ezekiel had been deceived by his friend, Emmanuel Ode, into believing they were going to the hospital for a different purpose, but instead, his kidney was allegedly removed at Wellington Hospital, Life Camp, Abuja, on April 24, 2026. Ezekiel claims that Ode assured him that removing his kidney would not affect his health or ability to live normally, and that his identity was changed to \"Hassan Abubakar\" during the process. The Nigeria Police Force has since arrested Ode, two doctors, and another suspect in connection with the alleged organ-harvesting and human-trafficking syndicate operating in Abuja and Nasarawa State.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "How friend deceived me to sell my kidney, bought phones with payment — Victim",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/how-friend-deceived-me-to-sell-my-kidney-bought-phones-with-payment",
        "published": "2026-08-29T09:48:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}