REPS MOVE TO PROBE REPORTS OF TRADE IN HUMAN ORGANS BETWEEN NIGERIA

AFTER REPORTS EMERGED OVER ILLICIT TRADE IN HUMAN PARTS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REACHED A CONSENSUS TO COMMENCE INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE ACTIVITY BETWEEN NIGERIA AND CHINA.

THIS RESOLUTION WAS SEQUEL TO A UNANIMOUS ADOPTION OF A MOTION BY REP. RIMAMNDE KWEWUM (PDP-TARABA) AND CO-SPONSORED BY REP. OLAJIDE OLATUBOSUN (APC-OYO), AT PLENARY ON THURSDAY.

KWEWUM EXPLAINED THAT A FORTNIGHT AGO, CHINESE AUTHORITIES SEIZED A CARGO SHIP THAT SAILED FROM NIGERIA WITH 7,200 REFRIGERATED PENIS’.

CONSEQUENTLY, THE HOUSE ORDERED THE COMMITTEES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE TO INVESTIGATE THE WHOLE GAMUT OF THIS VALUE CHAIN, KNOWN AS RED MARKET OR ILLICIT MARKET IN HUMAN ORGANS.