A UK court has today, Friday, May 5, sentenced former deputy president of the Nigerian Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, to 9 years and 8 months in jail at the Old Baily in London, under the modern slavery act.
The verdict is the first of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act.
“People-trafficking of human organs is a form of slavery. “It treats human beings and their body parts as commodities to be bought and sold. “It is a trade that preys on poverty, misery and desperation.â€