Organ Trafficking - Nigeria's Parliament Asks UK Judiciary to Show Mercy to Ekweremadu, Wife PremiumTimesng: Nigeria
has asked the government of the United Kingdom and the court in that country to temper justice with mercy in sentencing Ike Ekweremadu, a Nigerian senator, found guilty in March of"organ trafficking".
The resolution was a sequel to a motion of urgent public importance moved by Toby Okechukwu on Tuesday during plenary. The House resolved to urge the government of the UK and the court to temper justice with mercy in sentencing Mr Ekweremadu, a former deputy senate president, his wife and their doctor.
It also urged the Nigerian government to take all diplomatic steps and other necessary interventions regarding the travails of the Ekweremadu family.Mr Ekweremadu, the senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District, was arrested and charged by MET Police last June for conspiracy to traffic a man, whose name was later revealed to David Nwamini , to the UK for the purpose of harvesting his organ to treat his ailing daughter.
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