Beatrice Ekweremadu, former Nigerian Senator, Ike Ekweremadu’s wife has been released from a UK prison and returned to Nigeria, marking a significant development in the high-profile organ harvesting case that led to her detention.
She and her husband, former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, were jailed last year over an attempt to harvest the organ of a young Nigerian boy to fix the health of their daughter Sophia. The boy was lured away from his hawking business in Lagos.
Daily Post reports that Beatrice returned to Nigeria on Tuesday.
Beatrice, Ike, and one Obinna Obeta, a medical doctor, were sentenced to prison by a UK court for their involvement in organ harvesting – with the husband bagging 10 years and Beatrice six years, despite pleading poor health in court.
Her return is reportedly being celebrated across Enugu State, with many praying to have the husband back in the shortest possible time.
