A senior Nigerian politician, his wife, and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act.
Ike Ekweremadu,60, a former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, his wife, Beatrice, 56, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, 50, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey.
They criminally conspired to bring the 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to exploit him for his kidney, the jury found.
The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had been offered an illegal reward to become a donor for the senator’s daughter after kidney disease forced her to drop out of a master’s degree in film at Newcastle University, the court heard. Sonia Ekweremadu was found not guilty.
Despite not being convicted, Sonia sobbed uncontrollably in the dock, after hearing her parents’ convictions. Her mother sobbed as well, but she wiped her tears and stopped, as the court was still in session. Sonia continued crying. The Senator sat back in his chair and didn’t immediately show any emotion.
After the judge had discharged the jury and the court had ended, Ekweremadu then went and put his arms around his daughter and wife. All three embraced for about a minute. Sonia continued crying. Her mother removed her cream woolen hat and gave it to her. The Senator had a brief chat with his wife, and when he later looked up to wave at his sons and family and friends, he too had a tear in his eyes. Ekweremadu and his wife were later led out of the dock by security guards.
In the public gallery, tears also flowed freely from two female family members. Though the Senator’s two sons looked dejected and shocked as the guilty verdicts were announced, both kept their emotions tight.
Afterward, family and friends rallied around them outside the court and asked them to “stay strong.” Sonia was still in tears outside court but was soon escorted away by family and friends. Her barrister, John Femi Ola, KC, had a tear in his eyes outside the court as he hugged one of the Senator’s sons.
The day unfolded less than an hour after the 12 jurors resumed their deliberations in the jury room soon after 10:00 am. At about 10:47 (UK time), one of the security guards outside the four courtrooms on the second floor informed that “there’s a verdict in court 5.” Prior to then, there had been an announcement over the public address system that “all the parties in the Ekweremadu’s case should be in court 5, immediately.” Since the jury was sent out on Monday afternoon, that tone had never been used whenever the jury needed to come back to court.
After family and friends were led into the courtroom, things moved speedily from then. At 10.51, the court usher made the familiar announcement:” Jury in court.” All the 12 filed out into the courtroom, led by the foreman. The graveyard-like silence was tangible from the moment the court clerk faced the dock and said, could “all the defendants please stand?” All four got on their feet in the dock.
The clerk turned to the jury, saying, “Mr. Foreman, please stand. The tall gentleman did the needful. She now asked him, members of the jury, “What is your verdict on the first defendant, Obinna Obeta? He said, “Guilty.” Continuing, she asked, “Members of the jury, what is your verdict on the second defendant, Ike Ekweremadu?” He replied with “guilty.”
She repeated the question again, asking: “What is your verdict regarding Sonia Ekweremadu?” The foreman said: “Not guilty.” Finally, the clerk asked the foreman: “what is your verdict concerning Beatrice Ekweremadu?” Foreman said: “guilty.”
Author: Linda .R. Jones
London, UK
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