Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the premier Igbo socio-cultural organization, has petitioned the British government for clemency on behalf of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, who was recently imprisoned in the United Kingdom.
Ohanaeze made the appeal on Tuesday during a meeting with Dr Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, at the Ohanaeze Ndigbo National Secretariat in Enugu.
The supreme Igbo authority said it recognized the trial court’s decision to sentence the ex-lawmaker to more than ten years in prison for organ harvesting against him, his wife, and a medical doctor.
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During the discussion, Archbishop Emmanuel Chukwuma, a leader of the pro-Igbo organization, stated that Ndigbo would be pleased if Ekweremadu’s sentence was lowered.
He said: “There is a very important issue that we have to bring to your attention. You’re aware of the case of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who was convicted and is in jail in your country.
“He’s from this state and we all know the circumstance he got entangled in that unfortunate incident because he wanted to save his daughter
“He is already serving a jail term. It’s unfortunate, but it has happened. I testified for him during the trial and in fact, the judge mentioned my name two times while delivering his judgment.
“But we’re using the opportunity of your visit to ask for leniency for him so that he doesn’t spend the number of years in jail. We have accepted the judgment, but we are saying if there’s anything that could be done to reduce the jail term.”
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“He’s from this area and if we don’t bring this thing up as Ohanaeze or from us here, concerning this important son of Igboland, it wouldn’t be nice of us. We are quite overwhelmed,” he added.
Iwuanyanwu stated that the Ohanaeze Ndigbo would soon form a business council comprised of famous businessmen.
He stated that Ohanaeze Ndigbo would like to work with the commission’s office for mutual economic benefit.
He stated that the Ohanaeze Ndigbo had prioritized education and agriculture in order to engage the region’s teeming youngsters and minimize social malaise.
Earlier, Montgomery praised the region’s leadership for its efforts to keep the country peaceful.
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He stated that his tour in the Southeast region will allow him to meet with the people of the region in areas of mutual cooperation with the British government.
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