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Tinubu sends delegation to UK to discuss Ike Ekweremadu’s case

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 Aminu Imam

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a high-level delegation to meet with officials at the UK Ministry of Justice to discuss the case of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, who has been detained in the United Kingdom since March 2023. The delegation includes Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, and Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, (SAN). Recall that Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and a UK-based doctor, Obinna Obeta, were arrested in June 2022 at Heathrow Airport in London. They were accused of conspiring to traffic…

Obasanjo writes UK, seeks clemency for Ekweremadu, wife

April 6, 2023April 6, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former Nigeria�s president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has written the United Kingdom, (UK), asking for clemency for Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife convicted for organ trafficking. Recall that Ekweremadu and his wife had been convicted for organ trafficking by the Central Criminal Court, Old Baily, London, and will be sentenced to prison in May. However, Obasanjo pleaded with the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court, in a letter dated 3 April, 2023, to step in and guarantee that the UK government in this case balanced justice with mercy. The…

UK court finds Ekweremadu, wife, others guilty of organ harvesting�

March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Aminu Imam

Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, wife and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. The 60-year-old politician, 60, his wife, Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation, after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey, according to the UK Guardian. The report said they criminally conspired to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to…

Court vacates interim forfeiture order against Ekweremadu�s seized property

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, set aside the November 4, 2022 interim forfeiture order on 40 landed property linked to Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, said he had found that the application for forfeiture filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was not brought in good faith and ought to be struck out. Justice Ekwo further held that the EFCC failed to disclose material facts on out the matter. He said though the anti-graft agency knew the predicament of Ekweremadu and his…

Organ Harvesting Saga: UK court denies Ekweremadu bail

December 22, 2022December 22, 2022 Aminu Imam

The Central Criminal Court in London, United Kingdom has again denied Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, bail. The court, in the pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, gave its verdict, denying the bail of the lawmaker on the grounds that he was a flight risk. It cited a letter and assets forfeiture proceedings against the senator by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC). Ekweremadu�s lawyer, in the bail application, had argued that the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and the Attorney-General of the Federation, (AGF),…

Organ Harvest Allegation: UK university suspends Ekweremadu as visiting professor

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 Aminu Imam

Following the alleged conspiracy of kidney harvest of a 15-year-old Ukpo Nwamini David in London, the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom (UK), has banned Senator Ike Ekweremadu, whom it recently appointed as a visiting Professor of Corporate and International Linkages. The institution appointed Ekweremadu as a visiting Professor of Corporate and International Linkages just over a week ago. Lincoln University said it will not comment further on the matter until the conclusion of the UK Police investigation on the former Nigerian Deputy Senate President and his wife Beatrice. �Visiting professors…

Just In! Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in London

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Aminu Imam

�Charged with attempt to harvest organs of a child Former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have been arrested in London by the Metropolitan Police. They have also been charged with trying to bring a child to the UK to allegedly harvest organs. The Metropolitan Police said the duo have been remanded in custody and the child is confirmed to be safe. It was gathered that the investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022. Confirming the…

2023: “Peter Obi is our son, but S’East will vote for Atiku” � Ekweremadu

June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said the South-East region will not vote for the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, in the forthcoming 2023 elections. Obi, who was one of the PDP Presidential aspirants, had defected to Labour Party before the PDP primaries, which was won by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Despite being from the same region as Peter Obi, Ekweremadu said the South-East cannot take the risk of voting for the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election. Although Ekweremadu spoke shortly after Governor Ifeanyi…

“Buhari wrong, Nigeria needs State Police” – Ike Ekweremadu

January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 Aminu Imam

Former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, said State Police remains the best way to effectively secure Nigeria. Ekweremadu stated this in an interview on a radio station yesterday, while reacting to the statements made by President Muhammadu Buhari on State Police. Buhari, in an interview on Wednesday, had ruled out state police. The president claimed that traditional rulers could play the role of local police because they know ‘who is who’ in their communities. Reacting to the comment, Ekweremadu said, “State Police is still the way to…

‘Electronic transmission of results would still be part of the 2023 general election’ – Ekweremadu

July 20, 2021July 20, 2021 Aminu Imam

Former Deputy President of Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, yesterday stated that every lawmaker was expected to vote in support of what is best for the country, irrespective of political affiliation. Ekweremadu, who represents Enugu-West senatorial district, said that electronic transmission of results would still be part of the 2023 general election, and appealed that the issue should not be a sectional dichotomy or be seen as a political party affair. The lawmaker, who was among the Senators absent at the plenary on Thursday, when the upper chamber voted on the Electoral…