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A 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.

A moment when King Charles was crowned on Saturday. A Nigerian lawyer, Kayode Ajulo has written a letter to the new British monarch to have mercy on he Ekweremadus. PIX Daily Mail.co.uk

Ike, his wife and 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.“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 said.

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

 

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