President Bola Tinubu has dispatched high leveled delegates to London to engage UK authorities on the case of Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President, who has been imprisoned in the UK since March 2023.
The delegation however includes: Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Lateef Fagbemi, Attorney General and Minister of Justice.
Alkasim Abdulkadir, spokesperson for Minister Tuggar, said on Tuesday that the purpose for the presidential delegation’s mission is explore the possibilities of Ekweremadu serving the remainder of his prison sentence in Nigeria.
In March 2023, a UK court found Ike Ekweremadu guilty of organ trafficking. His wife, Beatrice, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, who was involved in the case, were also convicted. This marked the first conviction of its kind under the UK Modern Slavery Act.
Both Ekweremadu and Beatrice were sentenced to imprisonment but Beatrice served half her sentence in custody and the remainder in license.
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