The body snatchers: how a young Nigerian man was lured to London in an organ-trafficking plot

盗尸者:一位年轻尼日利亚男子如何被诱骗至伦敦参与器官贩卖阴谋

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2026-09-04

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Daniel was working at a market in Lagos when he was given the chance to start anew in the UK. He had no idea what was expected of him in return By Alexis Okeowo. Read by Nneka Okoye. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod
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  • The Body Snatchers.

  • How a young Nigerian man was lured to London in an organ trafficking plot by Alexis Okeowo, read by Nneka Okoye.

  • Some names have been changed.

  • Daniel arrived in Lagos for the first time in 2016. He had come from a village in Ebonyi,

  • a state in southeastern Nigeria.

  • He was 15 years old, the eldest of nine siblings, and his parents were farmers.

  • When he was a boy, his father became sick,

  • and Daniel started working to assist his family, helping to cut trees and clear land.

  • A few years later, he decided to seek his fortune in Lagos.

  • Nigeria's commercial capital, Daniel spent his days in the open-air ecotum market,