Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice, alongside Nigerian doctor Obinna Obeta, were recently found guilty of attempted organ-harvesting of a Nigerian trafficked to Britain to provide a kidney for their ailing daughter.
However, Obasanjo, in a letter dated April 3, 2023 and addressed to the Chief Clerk of the court, said even though Ekweremadu’s action was condemnable and unacceptable, he has contributed his quota to the socio-political development of Nigeria.
The former President appealed to the court to consider his past records of good deeds and the plight of his ailing daughter before serving any punishment on him and his wife.
The three individuals will be sentenced on May 5 in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act in the United Kingdom.
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