President Bola Tinubu is seeking the nod of the British Government to transfer the jail term given to former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu to a Nigerian prison to serve his remaining time in Nigeria.
To this end, the President has sent a top government delegation to meet with officials of the United Kingdom (UK) Ministry of Justice.
The delegation, included Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, and the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi.
The team was later received at the Nigerian High Commission in London by Ambassador Mohammed Maidugu, the Acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Ekweremadu, from Enugu State, was convicted for organ trafficking after a plot to bring a 21‑year‑old Lagos street vendor to Britain for a kidney transplant for his daughter, Sonia.
He was sentenced to nine years and eight months under the UK Modern Slavery Act in May, 2023.
His wife, Beatrice, received four years and six months. She was released early 2025.
A medical middleman, Dr. Obinna Obeta, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment.
