Alleged organ trafficking: ‘I plead for prerogative of mercy,’ Constitutional lawyer, Kayode Ajulo writes King Charles about Ekweremadu

Constitutional lawyer, Kayode Ajulo, has written King Charles III, pleading for a Prerogative of Mercy for the former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and wife, Beatrice, over their conviction by a British court.

“Your Majesty, though invigorated by your coronation I witnessed the same with mixed emotions,” Ajulo said in his plea letter to King Charles III.

“Ekweremadu and his wife have been convicted and sentenced accordingly and I plead that you graciously and mercifully invoke the Royal Prerogative of Mercy in favour of the couple.”

He described the chronicle of Ekweremadu and his wife as a sad one that left a bitter taste in the mouth.

He said their action was a desperate move by parents in their quest to save the life of their daughter Sonia.

Ajulo said the lady in question was in dire need of a kidney transplant but unfortunately, her parents their doctor went about the mission in the most unsavoury of ways.

He explained that Ekweremadu may have chosen to not publicly advertise for a kidney donor to avoid swindlers who could take undue advantage of his daughter’s ailment.

Ekweremadu, his wife and a middle man doctor, Obinna Obeta were sentenced to 9 years, 4 years and 10 years, respectively, in prison by an Old Bailey Court for violating British laws on kidney donation and transplant.