Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has been released from the United Kingdom’s prison.
CHECKPOINTCHARLEY gathered that she is already in Abuja.
A reliable source confirmed her return on Tuesday, marking the end of her six-year prison sentence over her involvement in an organ harvesting case.
Beatrice, her husband Ekweremadu, and medical doctor Obinna Obeta had been convicted in the United Kingdom for conspiring to exploit a young Nigerian boy for organ harvesting. The boy, who had been hawking in Lagos, was allegedly lured to the UK under false pretences to donate an organ for the couple’s ailing daughter, Sophia.
Ike Ekweremadu was subsequently sentenced to 10 years in prison, while his wife bagged a six-year sentence despite citing health concerns during proceedings.
Her return has reportedly sparked celebrations across Enugu State among her relatives, supporters and well-wishers.
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