By our Reporter
The United Kingdom has declined a request from the Nigerian government to allow former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu to serve the remainder of his prison sentence in Nigeria.
Ekweremadu, who was convicted in 2023 for conspiring to harvest the kidney of a young man, is currently serving a jail term of nine years and eight months in a UK prison. The high-profile organ-trafficking case attracted widespread international attention at the time of his trial.
With the UK’s latest decision, Ekweremadu will remain in the United Kingdom to complete his sentence, effectively ending Nigeria’s bid for his transfer.
