•••Wife, Doctor Bag Different Prison Terms
By Kamsi Anayo with Agency report
Former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has been commited to prison for nine years, eight months by the UK Court.
The Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court also handed a 4 years 6 months jail term to the Senator’s wife, Beatrice
Their middleman, medical doctor, Obinna Obeta will be in prison for 10 years.
The judgement was passed by the judge. Mr Justice Jeremy Johnson.
Ekweremadu, 60, his wife, Beatrice, 56 and Obeta, 51, were convicted of conspiracy to arrange the travel of a young man, addressed as David Nwamini to Britain in order to exploit him for his kidney, which was needed for the lawmaker’s sick daughter, Sonia.
After a six-week trial and conviction at the Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, the Ekweremadus and their doctor were found guilty of violating the Modern Slavery Act.
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