IT IS NIGERIA'S WEAKNESS IF EKWEREMADU IS ALLOWED TO SPEND HIS SENTENCE IN THE U.K - ADAMU GARBA

Adamu Garba

Adamu Garba, a senior member of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that Senator Ike Ekweremadu's imprisonment in a foreign nation is due to the Nigerian system's flaws and the "stenches of colonialism."

Garba questioned why a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria would be sentenced to prison in a foreign country, wondering if the United States, United Kingdom, or any other European country would accept such a thing.

The accusations of the APC Chieftains are contained in a message on his verified Twitter handle.

A court in the United Kingdom found Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice, and a doctor guilty of human organ trafficking.

They are being held in detention pending the announcement of their punishments, despite the fact that they have yet to be sentenced by the court.

Garba, on the other hand, argues it was an assault on Nigeria's sovereignty and existing laws, and insists that Ekweremadu be repatriated to face the Nigerian judiciary and be sanctioned by its laws.

He wrote, "If not for the weakness of our system and stenches of colonialism, how can a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu serve a jail term in the foreign land

"Would America, the UK or any European country allow that?

"No matter the offence, he deserves to be repatriated back to Nigeria, face Nigeria court and be sanctioned by the Nigeria law.

"I see this as an assault on our sovereignty, laws and the status of our statehood in the international sphere."