Drama as UNILORIN Sets Examination Questions Using Ike Ekweremadu's Case
- UNILORIN has referenced the case of the former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu in its recent examination
- In the question paper, the Department of Criminology and Security Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences used Ekweremadu's case in the Harmattan Semester Examination
- Ekweremadu, a federal lawmaker, was the centre of attention following his arrest, detention and trial for organ trafficking in the UK
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Ilorin, Kwara State - The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara state, has used the case of a former Deputy-Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, to set its examination question.
In the question paper, the Department of Criminology and Security Studies of the Faculty of Social Sciences used Ekweremadu’s case in the ongoing Harmattan Semester Examination for the 2021/2022 session, Vanguard reported.
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The question reads:
"1. It is in the news that the UK court has jailed Nigeria's former Deputy Senate President, his wife and a medical doctor for plotting to harvest a man's kidney. The man whose Kidney was almost harvested made indicting (confessionary) statement which led to arrest of the trio. As a Criminologist, discuss this incidence in relations to the following terms:
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I. Types of confession made by the victim. (10 marks)
II. Predisposing factors responsible for making such confessionary statements. (10 marks)
III. Features of the UK police that assisted in the arrest and subsequent prosecution. (10 marks)."
Arrest, trial and detention of Ekweremadu
On Friday, May 5, Ekweremadu was sentenced to nine years and eight months in prison, while his wife, Beatrice, was sentenced to four years and six months for organ trafficking.
They allegedly procured a 21-year-old Nigerian and flew him to the United Kingdom (UK) with the intention to harvest his kidney for their sick daughter, Sonia.
Recall that in June 2022, the couple was arrested by the London metropolitan police for attempting to convince doctors at the Royal Free hospital to perform an £80,000 transplant on the donor who was presented as the cousin of Sonia.
King Charles III told to intervene in Ekweremadu’s matter
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Kayode Ajulo, a constitutional lawyer, wrote to King Charles III, the monarch of the United Kingdom (UK), pleading for a prerogative of mercy for Ekweremadu, and wife, Beatrice, over their conviction by a UK court.
Ajulo made the plea in a letter to King Charles III obtained by Legit.ng on Saturday, May 6.
Asari Dokubo announces next action after Ekweremadu’s sentencing
Legit.ng also reported that a former Niger Delta militant leader, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, said the UK’s sentencing of Ekweremadu is “the biggest disgrace that the black race has ever suffered”.
Speaking during a Facebook Live on Saturday, May 6, monitored by Legit.ng, the activist lashed out at the kidney donor who he said caused the crisis.
Source: Legit.ng
