Ekweremadu Was Given A 10 Year Prison Sentence By A UK Court For An Organ Trafficking Plot

Ike Ekweremadu, a former vice president of the Nigerian Senate, was given a 9 year, 8 month prison sentence at the Old Bailey in London by a UK court on Friday, May 5.

It is the first case of its kind to be decided under the Modern Slavery Act.

“People-trafficking of human organs is a form of slavery. “It treats human beings and their body parts as commodities to be bought and sold. “It is a trade that preys on poverty, misery and desperation.”

Remember how Ekweremadu, his spouse Beatrice, and their attorney Obeta were found guilty of conspiring to organize the passage of a young Nigerian man named David Nwamini to Britain in order to take advantage of him for his kidney.

Sonia, the ill daughter of Ekweremadu, need the organ.

A conviction at the Old Bailey, London’s Central Criminal Court, is anticipated today after their six-week trial.

Hugh Davies, the prosecution, later told the jury that Ekweremadu’s actions demonstrated “entitlement, dishonesty, and hypocrisy”

Ekweremadu and Beatrice, his wife, disputed the accusation.

They denied having any prior information about the purported scheme.