Organ harvesting: Court remands suspected doctor, two others in Plateau

The Plateau State High Court presided over by Justice D.G Fombing, yesterday remanded three suspected organ harvesters, Noah Kekere, Dr  Phillip Dachung and Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, at the Jos Correctional Centre. The suspects were remanded after their arraignment at the State High Court 9 by the state Director of Public Prosecutor, Barrister David Williams. Mr […]

The Plateau State High Court presided over by Justice D.G Fombing, yesterday remanded three suspected organ harvesters, Noah Kekere, Dr  Phillip Dachung and Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, at the Jos Correctional Centre.

The suspects were remanded after their arraignment at the State High Court 9 by the state Director of Public Prosecutor, Barrister David Williams.

Mr Kekere was arrested by the police following an alleged removal of the right kidney of one Mrs Kehinde Kamaru during an appendix operation, at his Murna Clinic and Maternity, located at Yanshanu community of Jos North local government area of the State.

In a suit no PL/H164/2023, between the people of Plateau State and Mr Noah Kekere, Dr Philip  Dachung and Yusuf Abduallahi, the state government in the four-count charge accused the defendants of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, causing grievous hurts and removing, selling and trafficking of the kidney of Mrs Kehinde Kamaru.

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The charges according to the prosecutor are contrary to section 58 and punishable under section 59 and 108 (1) of the Plateau state penal code law 2017.

After reading the charges, the defendants pleaded not guilty.

The presiding Judge, however, slated January 18 and 19, 2024 for hearing on the substantive suit.