Following the May 5th slated for sentencing of Sen. Ekweremadu, wife and UK based doctor, the House of Representatives has recently urged the Central Criminal Court of the United Kingdom and the British Government to “temper justice with mercy” in sentencing a former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu; his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu; and a UK-based Dr Obinna Obeta.
The House also urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to “take all diplomatic steps and other necessary interventions regarding the travails of the Ekwermadu family.”
The House directed its Clerk, Yahaya Danzaria, to convey the resolutions to the British Government and the court.
Recall that the Central Criminal Court had on March 23, 2023 found the Ekweremadus alongside Obeta guilty of organ trafficking in the UK by criminally conspiring to bring a 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to harvest his kidney for Sonia Ekweremadu, who has a kidney ailment.
The call for clemency by the House was sequel to the unanimous adoption of a motion of urgent public importance by the Deputy Minority Leader, Toby Okechukwu, titled ‘Motion on the Need for Clemency for Senator Ike Ekweremadu.’
Okechukwu, who noted that the sentencing of the couple was scheduled for May 5, said, “Senator Ike Ekweremadu acted within his limited knowledge of the UK laws and did write to the UK High Commission to support the medical visa application for the potential donor and did declare the purpose of the trip.
“Senator Ekweremadu and Mrs Beatrice acted under the natural instincts of parents to save an ailing daughter, and not for commercial purposes
(Upshotreports)