JUST IN: Ike Ekweremadu’s wife released from UK prison

Mrs. Beatrice Ekweremadu, wife of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, former Deputy Senate President, has returned to Nigeria after being released from UK prison.

Vanguard quoted a reliable source to have confirmed her return on Wednesday.

Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr. Obinna Obeta were sentenced by a UK court over charges related to organ harvesting.

The former Deputy Senate President received a 10-year prison sentence, while Mrs. Ekweremadu was sentenced to six years.