Was Ekweremmadu sentenced to 10yrs in jail in UK? What we know
Ike Ekweremedu, the former deputy senate president, was, on March 23, convicted for luring a young man into the United Kingdom with a view to exploiting his kidney in a trial that lasted for 6 weeks at the Old Bailey.
The high-ranking senator was convicted alongside his wife, Beatrice and a doctor, Obinna Obeta. The first of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act.
According to The Guardian UK, Justice Jeremy Johnson of the Old Bailey will pass sentence on May 5. This is contrary to the rumour made around on social media that the Enugu-born senator has been sentenced to death.
The report that Ekweremadu has been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in the UK Court could not be verified as there have been no credible media cited by the bloggers and WhatsApp broadcasters so far.
Under the Modern Slavery Act, the crime Ekwerwmadu has been convicted for will attract 10 years imprisonment except otherwise. But for now, there is no credible source that shows that the sentencing has been handed over to the embattled senator.
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