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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has been banned from undertaking any further duties as visiting professor at the University of Lincoln after he was accused of trafficking a 15-year-old boy to the United Kingdom for organ harvesting.<\/p>\n

Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, are currently in detention over the charges ahead of a court date on July 7.<\/p>\n

They have both denied the trafficking charges.<\/p>\n

Ekweremadu, before his arrest, met with members of the Nigerian community in Lincoln.<\/p>\n

He had been a visiting professor of corporate and international linkages at the University of Lincoln.<\/p>\n

But a spokesperson of the institution told Daily Mail: \u201cVisiting professors are often, as is in this case, non-resident at the university, unpaid and advisory.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are deeply concerned about the nature of these allegations but as this is an active police investigation, we cannot comment further at this stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhilst this matter is subject to investigation, this person will not be undertaking any duties as visiting professor at Lincoln,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has been banned from undertaking any further duties as visiting professor at the University of Lincoln after he was accused of trafficking a 15-year-old boy to the United Kingdom for organ harvesting. 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