Ekweremadu: Celebrations in hometown as wife, Beatrice, returns from UK Prison

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Beatrice Ekweremadu, the wife of former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, has been released from a United Kingdom prison.

She was sentenced to serve a six-year sentence in 2023, and has now returned to Nigeria.

SaharaReporters learnt that Mrs. Ekweremadu arrived in Nigeria on Tuesday, and is currently in Abuja.

SaharaReporters learnt that there is currently jubilation in Ekweremadu’s home town, Mpu, following the return of Beatrice.

Her husband, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, is still serving his 10-year prison sentence in the UK for his involvement in a highly publicized organ harvesting case.

The couple, along with Dr. Obinna Obeta, were convicted for their roles in the case, which sparked widespread attention and debate in Nigeria.

This news originally appeared in SAHARA REPORTERS.