Former senator, Shehu Sani, has urged the United Kingdom to grant the Federal Government’s request for the repatriation of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu to Nigeria.
Sani, in a statement on X Monday, said the UK should “accede to the request of the FG and allow Senator Ekweremadu return home and complete his term,” stressing that the long-standing historical and diplomatic relationship between both nations should guide the decision.
He argued that cooperation on the matter would strengthen bilateral trust, noting that “one day, the UK may also request such favours from Nigeria.”
The appeal comes amid renewed calls by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government to the UK government to transfer Ekweremadu’s case to Nigerian authorities, allowing him to serve the remainder of his sentence or undergo legal processes at home.
However, the UK rejected Nigeria’s effort after the federal government sent a high-powered delegation on the matter.
DAILY POST reports that Ekweremadu is serving a nine-year and eight-month jail term in a UK facility after he was convicted in 2023 of plotting to harvest the kidney of a young man for his daughter.