By Ifreke Inyang Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has described the arrest of former Deputy Senate P...
By Ifreke Inyang
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo
worldwide has described the arrest of former Deputy Senate President, Ike
Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, by the police in the UK over allegations of
child’s organ harvest, as the height of atrocity against humanity.
The group also called for the couple to be allowed to face
the consequences of their actions in the UK.
Metropolitan police had said Mr and Mrs Ekweremadu were
charged with conspiracy to arrange and facilitate the travel of another person
with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.
They were also denied bail after appearing before the
Uxbridge Magistrate Court on Thursday afternoon.
In a statement signed and forwarded to DAILY POST, Ohanaeze
through its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said “The Igbo
leadership will strip him of all titles and privileges accorded to him as an
ImeObi member (the apex decision making organ of Ohanaeze) if he is found
guilty of this grave allegations.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo also calls on the good people of Enugu West
Senatorial zone to initiate the process of his recall from the Senate if he is
finally convicted. This anathema is condemned in strong words and must come
with strict sanctions against Ekweremadu.”
It added that “we doubt if he can recover from the
despicable charges that might end his political sojourn as the Senator
representing the Enugu West senatorial zone”.
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