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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A professor of medicine at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) and consultant nephrologist at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Professor Aliyu Abdu has revealed that at least 651 kidneys valued at more than $41 billion were trafficked and transplanted illegally in Nigeria between 2015 and 2020.<\/p>\n

He said the development forms part of a global black market in which 10,000 kidneys are sold every year.<\/p>\n

Speaking at a seminar on National Organ and Tissue Transplantation Standards in Abuja, Prof. Abdu warned that organ trafficking is thriving in Nigeria due to weak regulation.<\/p>\n

Although the National Health Act of 2014 prohibits the sale of human organs and requires donor consent, he said enforcement remains weak, leaving poor citizens vulnerable to exploitation.<\/p>\n

\u201cVictims are mostly impoverished people who are easily influenced by financial incentives and ignorant of the possible risks involved,\u201d he explained, lamenting that many donors are abandoned without proper care after surgery, often left battling depression and disease.<\/p>\n

He said the trade is run by an organised criminal network comprising illegal brokers and \u2018organ hunters\u2019 to physicians, nurses, ambulance drivers, and even travel and insurance agents.<\/p>\n

Prof. Abdu noted that the absence of cadaveric donations and functional organ banks also fuels the black market.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. A professor of medicine at the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) and consultant nephrologist at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH), Professor Aliyu Abdu has revealed that at least 651 kidneys valued at more than $41 billion were trafficked and transplanted illegally in Nigeria between 2015 and 2020. 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