“I don’t think things will ever be the same, already I feel guilty, because I feel all these happened because of me”. Those were the heart-rendering words of Sonia, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Dr. Ike Ekweremadu, who was sentenced on Friday by a United Kingdom court to nine years and eight months in prison for an organ trafficking …

The young man at the centre of the organ harvesting saga of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu said he could not return to Nigeria because he is worried for his safety. In his impact statement, which was read in court on Friday, the man, whose identity could not be revealed for legal reasons, said he was worried for his …

The United Kingdom court has sentenced former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu to nine years and eight months in prison for an organ trafficking plot. The court also sentenced his wife, Beatrice, to four years and six months while the medical doctor who acted as a ‘middleman’ in the plot, Dr. Obinna Obeta, was sentenced to 10 …

Ahead of today’s sentencing of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice for organ harvesting, prominent Nigerians and Africans have continued to appeal to the United Kingdom court for clemency. In a last-minute plea, members of the Ikeoha Mpu Pacesetters League (IMPL) joined their voices in calling on the UK Court to show clemency to their mentor, …

The Senate has appealed to the Centre for Criminal Court, United Kingdom for clemency in the sentencing of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. The plea is coming barely 48 hours before the sentencing of the former Deputy Senate President and his wife. Last year, Ekweremadu, 60, his wife Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, …

Igbo Indigenes Without Border, a socio-cultural organisation, has appealed to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to intervene in the case of the former Deputy President of Senate, Ike Ekweremadu. At a news conference on Friday in Abuja, the president of the group, Dr Bernard Oshi also appealed to the incoming 10th National Assembly to look into the matter with …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has written to the United Kingdom court that found former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, guilty of organ trafficking. In the letter addressed to the Chief Clerk, the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey in London, the former President urged the Clerk to intervene and ensure the UK government tempered justice with mercy …

In the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act, former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; his wife, Beatrice; and a medical doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking in the United Kingdom. The 60-year-old politician; his wife, Beatrice, 56; and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to …

The Central Criminal Court, London, also known as Old Bailey, has again denied bail to former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. In the pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, the court said the action was on the grounds that Ekweremadu was a flight risk. The court cited the letter and assets forfeiture proceedings against the Senator by the Economic and Financial Crimes …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the permission to temporarily seize 40 properties allegedly traced to former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu. Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice are currently standing trial in the United Kingdom over alleged organ harvest. Justice Inyang Ekwo granted the interim forfeiture order on Friday after he …