- The report that former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the UK cannot be verified
- This is due to the fact that the claim that is making rounds on Whatsapp broadcasts and on some blogs did not cite any verifiable source
- After Justice Jeremy Johnson of the Old Bailey convicted Ekweremadu for the crime that attracted 10 years jail term, the judge ruled that the sentencing would be passed on May 5
Ike Ekweremedu, the former deputy senate president, was, on March 23, convicted for luring a young man into the United Kingdom with a view to exploiting his kidney in a trial that lasted for 6 weeks at the Old Bailey.
The high-ranking senator was convicted alongside his wife, Beatrice and a doctor, Obinna Obeta. The first of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act.
