Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has written to the
Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court in London to temper justice with
mercy over the conviction of former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Senator
Ike Ekweremadu.
Ekweremadu and his wife, alongside Nigerian doctor Obinna
Obeta, were recently found guilty of attempted organ harvesting of a Nigerian
trafficked to Britain to provide a kidney for their ailing daughter.
However, Obasanjo, in a letter dated April 3, 2023 and
addressed to the Chief Clerk of the court titled “Re: Ike Ekweremadu,” said
even though Ekweremadu’s action was condemnable and unacceptable, he has
contributed his quota to the socio-political development of Nigeria, adding
that his punishment should consider his past records of good deeds and the
plight of his ailing daughter.
Obasanjo’s letter reads in part: “Mr. Chief Clerk, I am very
much aware of the current travails and conviction of Ike Ekweremadu and his
wife in the United Kingdom resulting from their being charged with conspiring
to arrange the travel of a 21-year old from Nigeria to the UK in order to
harvest organs for their daughter. I do realise the implications of their
action and I dare say, it is unpleasant and condemnable and can’t be tolerated
in any sane or civilized society.
“However, it is my fervent desire for the very warm
relations between the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Nigeria; for
his position as one of the distinguished Senators in the Nigerian Parliament,
and also for the sake of their daughter in question whose current health
condition is in danger and requires an urgent medical attention, you will use
your good offices to intervene and appeal to the court and the government of
the United Kingdom to be magnanimous enough to temper justice with mercy and
let punishment that may have to come take their good character and parental
instinct and care into consideration.
“I do hope Mr. and Mrs. Ekweremadu have learnt from this
distressing experience of theirs to guide their future actions or inactions so
they will continue to be outstanding members of their community and will
continue to contribute fully to the good of the society in particular and the
nation in general.”
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