In Nigeria, it is an offence to pay a person to obtain their consent in order to remove their organ.
Iran allows commercial organ harvesting. While China is thought to rely on executed prisoners to provide the bulk of its transplanted organs.
PENALTY
Imprisonment of not less than 7 years or fine of not less than N5,000,000.00
Section 20(b) of the Trafficking in Persons (Prohibition) Enforcement and Administration Act 2015.
Arome Abu is the Principal Partner of TCLP.
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