The Nigerian House of Representatives has made an appeal to the United Kingdom government to intervene in the case of Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, who are due to be sentenced on May 5th at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey in the UK.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that this request was made after a motion of urgent public importance was raised by a member, Toby Okechukwu, during the plenary session of the House on Tuesday.
The Nigerian lawmakers also urged the UK court to show mercy in its sentencing of the Ekweremadus and requested that the Nigerian government take diplomatic measures to intervene in the trial.
The House has further directed the Clerk of the lower legislative chamber to convey their resolutions in writing to the British Embassy, UK government, and parliament.
Ekweremadu, aged 60, and his wife Beatrice, aged 56, alongside Dr. Obinna Obeta, aged 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with the intent to exploit him.
The verdict was delivered after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey.
