22/01/2025
Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has been released from prison according to reports. Nigerian newspaper, Vanguard, citing a ‘reliable source,’ reported that Mrs Ekweremadu has returned to Nigeria.
It will be recalled that Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK court over charges related to organ harvesting.
The former Deputy Senate President received a 10-year prison sentence, while Mrs. Ekweremadu was sentenced to six years. Dr. Obeta was also sentenced to 10 years in prison and his medical licence revoked.
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