Posted by Chinenye on Thu 12th Nov, 2026 - tori.ng
Enugu Governor Peter Mbah says he is working with the Nigerian government to bring former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu back from the UK to serve the rest of his prison sentence in Nigeria.
(Governor Peter Mbah. Photo Credit: BBC News)
Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah says the government is working to move former Nigerian senator Ike Ekweremadu from a UK prison so he can finish his jail time in Nigeria.
Mbah said the state is talking to Nigerian authorities about arrangements that would allow this, and is asking them to work with British officials.
Speaking in an igbo interview on, Mbah described the case as a tragedy that could happen to any parent.
Ekweremadu was convicted in the U.K. of conspiring to bring a young man to Britain so his kidney could be taken for Ekweremadu's daughter, Sonia, who had a kidney condition.
Mbah said he remains in touch with Ekweremadu and hopes he will be released soon.