By Ed Malik, A | ed@ddnewsonline.com | posted January 22nd, 2025
Beatrice, the wife of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has reportedly completed her jail term in the United Kingdom and returned home on Tuesday.
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The return of Beatrice Ekweremadu to Nigeria after serving her jail term in the United Kingdom marks a significant moment for her family and supporters. Her release has undoubtedly sparked renewed hope in Enugu State and among her husband’s allies that Senator Ike Ekweremadu might also return home after serving his sentence.
The case, which involved allegations of organ harvesting under the UK’s modern slavery laws, remains a landmark legal decision. It highlighted serious ethical and legal concerns about exploitation and human rights, particularly in medical contexts.
It will be recalled that Senator Ekweremadu, his wife and one Dr Obinna Obeta were jailed, following their conviction for their involvement in organ harvesting in the UK.
While Ekweremadu was slammed with a nine years and eight months imprisonment, his wife got four years and six months while Obeta was handed a 10-year sentence in jail.
They were tried and convicted by UK’s Central Criminal Court, known as the Old Bailey, in the first conviction of its kind under Britain’s modern slavery laws.
The trio was accused of conspiring to harvest the kidney of 21-year-old David Nwamini for Ekweremadu’s sick daughter, Sonia, who was suffering from deteriorating kidneys and needed regular dialysis.
Beatrice’s return is expected to provide emotional support to her family, especially her daughter Sonia, who continues to face health challenges. Her presence might also rejuvenate her husband’s support base in Nigeria as they await further developments in his situation.
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This case has underscored the global implications of human trafficking laws and their enforcement, as well as the importance of addressing systemic issues that can lead to desperate measures by individuals or families.
The Ekweramadus are convicted criminals and ordinarily shouldn’t be allowed to hold any public or government positions again. But this is Nigeria where anything goes. Nobody connived to put them in prison, they were imprisoned justly and rightly so. The jubilation in Enugu on the release of Beatrice from the prison and her deportation to Nigeria is senseless
Rather than jubilate and hoping for reinstatement to political relevance for the Ekweramadus, this ugly episode should serve as an opportunity for our people to reflect on the root cause of their imprisonment and work towards preventing a repeat of the Ekweramadus shameful and disgraceful act that led to their just incarceration in the UK.