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The Digest:

President Bola Tinubu has dispatched a high-powered delegation to the United Kingdom to discuss the case of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu. The delegation, which includes the Foreign Affairs and Justice Ministers, signals a significant diplomatic effort by the Nigerian government concerning the politician, who is serving a nine-year prison sentence for organ trafficking.

Key Points:
  • President Tinubu sent a delegation to the UK to discuss Ike Ekweremadu's case.
  • The team includes Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar and Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi.
  • They were received at the Nigerian High Commission in London by Ambassador Mohammed Maidugu.
  • Ekweremadu was sentenced to nine years and eight months for an organ-trafficking plot.
  • He was convicted of conspiring to bring a young man from Lagos to donate a kidney to his daughter.
  • His wife, Beatrice, was released from a UK prison in January 2025 and has returned to Nigeria.
  • The "middleman" doctor in the case, Obinna Obeta, was sentenced to ten years in prison.
This diplomatic mission underscores the complex intersection of law, international relations, and the fate of a prominent political figure entangled in a severe criminal case.

Sources: Daily Post, The Cable


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