The wife of Ike Ekweremadu, the former deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Beatrice Ekweremadu, was released from prison in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Ekweremadu’s former aide verified the development on Wednesday.
The UK court found Mr. Ekweremadu, his wife, and a doctor guilty of trafficking organs in March 2023.
Following an Old Bailey trial that lasted six weeks, they were convicted of enabling a young man to travel to Britain with the intention of exploiting him.
The wife of Mr. Ekweremadu received a four-year, six-month prison sentence, while he was eventually condemned to nine years and eight months.
Yes. She’s now free. According to the former staffer, who wished to remain anonymous, “she is currently in Nigeria.”
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The UK court’s ruling states that Beatrice has not yet served out her four-year, six-month jail sentence.
It is now unknown if the European nation pardoned her.
“That is not knowledge that I possess. Finally, though, she’s out. The former aide stated, “She will not return to the United Kingdom.”
