Sonia, daughter of Nigerian top Parliamentarian. Ike Ekweremadu, has broken silence after the imprisonment of her parents, declaring that she felt guilty that both her dad and mum were Jailed because of her.
“I feel guilty, (that) this thing happened to my parents because of me.” ~Sonia Ekweremadu said
The Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, UK, had earlier on Froday, sentenced Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, to nine years and eight months in prison for organ harvesting.
His wife, Beatrice, was handed four years and six months jail term during the sentencing on Friday, BBC reports.
On March 23, the jury pronounced a guilty verdict on the senator, his wife, Beatrice, and Obinna Obeta, a doctor who acted as the middleman.
The jury held that they conspired to bring the 21-year-old at the centre of the matter to London to exploit him for his kidney.
The verdict is the first of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 of the UK.
