On Nigeria’s Unfolding Nightmare of Illegal Organ Harvesting

There are times when silence is betrayal—and today, we must speak with fire in our throats and pain in our hearts.

The horrific revelations of organ trafficking in Nigeria are not just stories. They are shattered families, butchered bodies, and a nation spiraling into moral collapse. The brutal murder of Hafsoh Lawal—a young woman with a future, with dreams—at the hands of predators masquerading as clerics is not only heartbreaking, it is sickening. This is not just a crime—it is an abomination against humanity.

It is revolting that in 2025, human beings are still being hunted, mutilated, and dismembered like commodities in a back-alley market. From fake job offers to social media lures, from rogue clerics to deceitful students, we are witnessing a monstrous convergence of ritual violence, economic desperation, and state failure.

And where, we ask, was the state while organs were being sold like black-market trinkets?

Yes, the Ministry of Health has launched new guidelines. Yes, the rhetoric is polished—“transparency,” “ethics,” “international best practices.” But this is too little, too late for the victims who have been butchered and buried in silence. Guidelines mean nothing in a system where corruption runs deep, oversight is a farce, and justice is a luxury only the powerful can afford.

How dare we pretend to move forward while the blood of our children is still wet on our soil?

This is a national emergency. We demand more than bureaucratic play-acting. We demand:

• A nationwide, independent inquiry into all reported and suspected cases of organ trafficking over the last decade.

• Criminal prosecution not just of individuals, but of institutions—clinics, hospitals, and law enforcement complicit through action or neglect.

• Immediate establishment of a public-facing, transparent registry for donors and transplants—accessible and monitored by civil society.

• Safe reporting channels for whistleblowers and survivors.

• And above all: justice for the victims—for Hafsoh, for the nameless and voiceless, for the thousands whose pain has been buried with them.

The League for Social Justice will not rest until this matter is pursued with the full weight of national outrage and international condemnation. If we cannot protect the bodies of our people, we have lost the very essence of our humanity.

We are watching. And we are keeping record.

No more blood for profit. No more silence for ritual. No more lives lost in the shadows.

— League for Social Justice

April 7, 2025

Abuja & Washington, DC