(1962-05-12) 12 May 1962 (age 61) Amachara Mpu, Eastern Region, Nigeria (now Amachara Mpu, Aninri Local Government Area, Enugu State, Nigeria)
Political party
People's Democratic Party (PDP)
Spouse
Nwanneka Ekweremadu
Children
4
Residence(s)
Abuja, Nigeria
Alma mater
University of Nigeria University of Abuja
Profession
Lawyer, Politician
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Ike Ekweremadu(listenⓘ) (born 12 May 1962) is a Nigerian politician and a lawyer who hails from Enugu State and served in the Senate of Nigeria for Enugu West from 3 June 2003 to 5 May 2023 .[1][2][3] He is a member of the People's Democratic Party, and was the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate for three (3) consecutive (6th, 7th and 8th) senate.[4][5] On 23 June 2022, Ekweremadu and his wife were charged in the UK with conspiring to arrange the travel of a 21 year old into the UK in order to harvest organs.[6] He was found guilty on 23 March 2023 at the Old Bailey.[7] On 5 May 2023, he was sentenced to nine years and eight months imprisonment.[8][9]
^"Ekweremadu at 51 - a profile in grace". Vanguard News. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
^Joseph Nkosi (25 June 2022). "Ike Ekweremadu Biography, Age, Wife, Daughter, Career and Net Worth". The Nation.co.za. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^"Organ-trafficking plot Nigerian politician and wife guilty". BBC News. 23 March 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^Fashagba, Joseph Yinka; Ajayi, Ola-Rotimi Matthew; Nwankwor, Chiedo, eds. (2019). "The Nigerian National Assembly". Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11905-8. ISBN 978-3-030-11904-1. ISSN 2198-7262. S2CID 211384008.
^Khadijat Lawal (23 June 2022). "Things you should know about Ekweremadu, lawmaker and lawyer arrested for organ harvesting". Daily Trust. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^"Two people charged with conspiracy offences linked to allegations of organ harvesting". Metropolitan Police. Archived from the original on 27 June 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
^"Organ-trafficking plot Nigerian politician and wife guilty". BBC.
^"Nigeria: Kidney-plot politician Ike Ekweremadu jailed". BBC News. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
^Goodwin, Nimi Princewill,Allegra (5 May 2023). "Nigerian senator jailed for nine years in UK organ harvesting plot". CNN. Retrieved 4 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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