NIDCOM Chairperson Urges UK Government to Leniency in Ekweremadu's Case

 

Abike Dabire

Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman and CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has called on the UK government to be compassionate and show mercy towards former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. He is currently awaiting the verdict of the court on organ harvesting charges.

In a statement released by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols of NIDCOM in Abuja, Dabiri-Erewa pleaded with the court to consider the psychological trauma that Sonia, Ekweremadu's daughter, is going through knowing that her parents are in jail because they tried to save her from a health condition she had no control over.

The NIDCOM boss reiterated her plea to the UK government to temper justice with mercy, admitting that mistakes have been made, and lessons learned. She implored the court to show compassion and sympathy in this case.

Dabiri-Erewa emphasized that although there is no ignorance before the law, Ekweremadu and his wife acted out of instinct to save their ailing daughter and not for commercial purposes. She joined other men and women of goodwill in pleading for clemency for Ekweremadu.

NIDCOM's Head of Media, Public Relations, and Protocols, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, e-signed the statement released in Abuja. The NIDCOM chairperson's plea is expected to attract global attention to Ekweremadu's case and might result in a reduction