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Ike Ekweremadu

Former Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate who was convicted at the Central Criminal Court in London in March 2023 in an organ-trafficking case and sentenced to nine years and eight months.

Latest ruling source 21 Mar 2026Docket checked 27 Oct 20264 sources

  1. Question

    What did the court decide?

  2. Where it stands

    DecidedWhere it stands

    1 case recorded. Most recent: R v Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice Ekweremadu, Obinna Obeta (and Sonia Ekweremadu) (decided).

  3. Detail

    R v Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice Ekweremadu, Obinna Obeta (and Sonia Ekweremadu)

    Decided
    Court
    Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey), London
    Filed
    Jun 2022
    Parties
    The Crown v Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice Ekweremadu, Dr Obinna Obeta, Sonia Ekweremadu

    What was claimed

    Conspiracy under the Modern Slavery Act to bring a young man from Nigeria to the UK to exploit him for a kidney transplant.

    What the court decided

    2023-03-23: Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice Ekweremadu and Obinna Obeta convicted; Sonia Ekweremadu cleared. 2023-05-05: sentences imposed (Ike Ekweremadu 9 years 8 months).1 2

  4. Judgments and reports

    1. SecondaryEkweremadu's trial: a timelineChannels Television · 5 May 2023
    2. SecondaryUK Shuts Down Nigeria's Push to Repatriate Ekweremadu for Jail TermPrime Business Africa · 24 Nov 2025

Legal status: Public Figure Record Verified

Docket note

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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