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Ike Ekweremadu is a Nigerian politician and human rights advocate who has worked extensively on issues related to human trafficking. Ekweremadu has advocated for stronger laws and policies to prevent trafficking, and has called for increased support for victims of trafficking. He has also worked to raise awareness about the issue through public speaking engagements and other activities.
The wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu who alongside her husband are standing trial for allegedly plotting to traffic a Nigerian into the United Kingdom to harvest his kidney for their ailing daughter has been granted bail by the court However, her husband, Senator Ike Ekweremadu was denied bail. Beatrice Ekweremadu,…
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and the South-East Senate Caucus have faulted the temporary forfeiture of 40 property belonging to a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja. The embattled lawmaker has been in prison custody in the United Kingdom over an…
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has ordered an interim forfeiture of 40 landed properties belonging to the embattled former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. Senator Ekweremadu is currently in custody in the United Kingdom, over allegation of organ harvesting. Justice Inyang Ekwo, made the order following an ex-parte motion marked, FHC/ABJ/CS/1242/2022 filed and…
Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has received overwhelming endorsement from supporters and loyalists of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu. Ekweremadu, who is having a legal battle with the United Kingdom (UK) over alleged organ harvesting, represents Enugu West senatorial zone at the National Assembly. Mostly…
Ike Ekweremadu Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice’s plea and trial hearing for organ trafficking, which was scheduled for Monday, have apparently been postponed, according to the Central Criminal Court, also known as the Old Bailey, in the United Kingdom. Ekweremadu and his wife were accused of conspiring with Dr. Obinna Obeta to pay David…
Gideon Arinze in Enugu The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has asked the federal government to intervene in the legal battle involving former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who is currently facing trial over alleged organ harvesting in the United Kingdom. Ohanaeze also disagreed with a statement credited to the Attorney General of…
An Enugu-based lawyer, Mr O. A. U. Onyeama has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Enugu, asking it to declare Senator Ike Ekweremadu’s seat vacant. Ekweremadu, a former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate represents Enugu West Senatorial District in the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly. Ekweremadu was arrested in…
Sonia, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday begged members of the public to donate kidney to her. The young woman, whose parents are currently facing charges of organ harvesting in the United Kingdom made the plea on her Instagram page on Monday. In the statement, Sonia noted that she had…
Alex Enumah in Abuja David Ukpo, the young man at the center of an alleged organ harvesting crime involving Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, have asked a Federal High Court, Abuja to reverse its July 1 ruling that ordered the release of his bio-data in respect of a case against Ekweremadu and wife…
An alleged victim of organ harvesting, David Nwamini, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to vacate its order for the release of his biometric information to Ike Ekweremadu. Mr Ekweremadu, a former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria and his wife, Beatrice, were arrested in the United Kingdom in June for allegedly trying to…
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