- The Internet is awash with rumors that a former deputy senate president of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu has been sentenced to 10 years in Prison in the UK.
- Ekweremadu is currently trending on Twitter and Facebook with many such claims.
- The beleaguered senator was arrested in the UK after he was implicated in an organ trafficking plot.
One of the hottest discussions on social media right now is about a Nigerian Senator, Ike Ekweremadu. Several reports recently surfaced claiming he was sentenced to 10 years in prison in the UK after he was found guilty of organ trafficking.
In a viral post, a Twitterer, Omotayo Williams, wrote saying, “News going round[sic] suggest Former Dep. Senate President, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu has been sentenced to 10 years in UK prison.”
Has Ekweremadu been sentenced to ten years in Prison in the UK?
Indeed, the former deputy senate president, was, on March 23, convicted for illegally luring a young man into the United Kingdom with a view of using him as a donor to his sick daughter who desperately needed a kidney transplant.
Under the Modern Slavery Act, the crime Ekwerwmadu has been convicted of will attract 10-12 years imprisonment. However, the sentencing is scheduled to take place on the 5th of March, 2023.
Besides, all the reports circulating online do not cite any credible source, like the BBC, which has followed and reported the story since the news emerged.
There’s no way a high-ranking senator in Nigeria would be sentenced to 10 years in prison and no UK tabloid would report the story.
Meanwhile, several high-ranking Nigerians have reached out to the UK to temper justice with mercy.
It remains to be seen if there would be any form of clemency for the embattled senator and his coconspirators.
It’s best not to get ahead as we await a judgment from the UK court.
VERDICT: False. Ekweremadu has not been sentenced to ten years in Prison, yet.
