By Deborah Nnamdi
The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested a suspected organ harvester and rescued four men who were allegedly targeted for illegal kidney removal in Lafia, the state capital.
Commissioner of Police, CP Shettima Mohammed Jauro, told journalists on Tuesday that the suspect, 40-year-old Maro Ebojoh, was apprehended at Yahaya Sabo Motor Park in Bukan Sidi while allegedly preparing to harvest the kidneys of four young men.
The intended victims — Umar Ahmed Barau, 25; Suleman Alhaji-Garba, 20; Williams Dadung, 32; and Stanley Ezekiel, 27 — were reportedly lured with promises of N2 million each in exchange for their kidneys. Police said the suspect had already given them an initial deposit of N500,000 as part of the arrangement.
CP Jauro explained that operatives were deployed to the location where the illegal operation was planned. The victims were first lodged in a hotel for “medical rest” to stabilise one of them whose blood pressure was high before they were moved to Abuja for further medical evaluation.
During interrogation, Ebojoh allegedly confessed to the crime and revealed that he previously procured a kidney donor for another client two months earlier, earning N1 million after paying the victim N2.5 million.
The Commissioner warned that organ harvesting remains a rising threat in the state, often targeting vulnerable youths struggling to make ends meet.
