Sonia Ekweremadu, the daughter of Nigeria’s former Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu has reacted to the final verdict of a UK court over the modern day slavery and organ trafficking plot.
The Old Bailey’s court judge sentenced Senator Ekweremadu, and Doctor Obinna Obeta to approximately 10 years in prison each while Mrs Ekweremadu got a little over 4 years.
Speaking during an interview with BBC Pidgin correspondent identified as Simi Jolaoso, Sonia said she’s opposed to her parents’ conviction and described the United Kingdom court ruling as surprising.
According to BBC Pidgin, Sonia said, “I and my brother and sister were in the house and the bell rang, and we thought it was our parents but the policemen showed up at the door. They said they arrested me for a crime. My first reaction was shock.
“I understand the conviction. I personally disagree with it. However, this is from my biased perspective as their daughter. I will obviously back my parents.
“However, the law has taken its course. We just need to move on as one family. I have no hand at all. It was mostly my family that handed everything about my medical side.”
Speaking further in pidgin, she said, “I sabi say one pesin don come forward, I bin just reach UK wit my uncle and me and my mama bin wan thank di pesin and den di picture we take togeda basically for memories”, (she tok about a foto wey show her and di 21-year-old donor).
“To an extent but I no really know anytin wey lead up to am.”
“I no feel anytin towards am, I wish am all di best and dat na really am.” She said.
“Hopefully I go dey able to get transplant soon, but as una sabi, our family still dey di middle of trial I go like use dis opportunity to apologise to dem about how everytin play out”, Sonia explained.
