The Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey United Kingdom has sentenced Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president to 10 years and six months
The Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, UK, has sentenced Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, to nine years and eight months in prison for organ trafficking.
On March 23, the jury pronounced a guilty verdict on the senator, his wife, Beatrice, andThe jury held that they conspired to bring the 21-year-old at the centre of the matter to London to exploit him for his kidney.More to follow…
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