Former senator, Shehu Sani, has urged the United Kingdom to grant the Federal Government’s request for the repatriation of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu to Nigeria.
Sani, in a statement on X Monday, said the UK should “accede
to the request of the FG and allow Senator Ekweremadu return home and complete
his term,” stressing that the long-standing historical and diplomatic
relationship between both nations should guide the decision.
He argued that cooperation on the matter would strengthen
bilateral trust, noting that “one day, the UK may also request such favours
from Nigeria.”
The appeal comes amid renewed calls by President Bola Ahmed
Tinubu’s government to the UK government to transfer Ekweremadu’s case to
Nigerian authorities, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence or
undergo legal processes at home.
However, the UK rejected Nigeria’s effort after the federal
government sent a high-powered delegation on the matter.
Ekweremadu is serving a nine-year and eight-month jail term
in a UK facility after he was convicted in 2023 of plotting to harvest the
kidney of a young man for his daughter.
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