- Ike Ekweremadu, the former deputy senate president, has been found guilty of organ trafficking and was sentenced to over 9 years in prison
- Ekweremadu was convicted alongside his wife, Beatrice, and their family doctor, Obinna Obeta, who acted as the middleman in the organ trafficking plot
- While Beatrice received 4 year and 6 months jail term, Obeta got 10 years imprisonment and was stripped of his licence as a medical doctor
London, United Kingdom – Former deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu was sentenced to 10 years in the United Kingdom prison over organ trafficking.
The court found the lawmaker, his wife Beatrice, and their doctor, Obinna Obeta, guilty of violating the Modern Slavery Act, BBC Pidgin reported.
