Tag The UK rejects the Ekweremadu transfer request and says he must serve his sentence in Britain.

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UK rejects Nigeria’s Ekweremadu transfer request

Side-by-side photos of Ike Ekweremadu; the left image shows him wearing a red cap and patterned attire, while the right image shows a close-up of his face in a neutral background.

Key Points The UK has rejected a formal request from Nigeria to transfer Ike Ekweremadu so he can finish his sentence at home. He was convicted in 2023 over a plot to harvest a young man’s kidney, and the British…

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November 25, 2025