Tag: SENTENCING
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Ekweremadu: ECOWAS lends voice to appeals for clemency
The Speaker of the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Sidie Mohamed Tunis, has appealed to the Chief Clerk of the Central Criminal Court Old Bailey, London, over the sentencing of his predecessor Ike Ekweremadu, for offences relating to organ trafficking. Eweremadu, a Deputy Senate President, along with his wife Beatrice,…
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Invictus Obi to be sentenced Tuesday, relatives, pastor plead for lenience
Chairman of Invictus Group, Obiwanne Okeke is due for sentencing on Tuesday in his trial in the United States for wire fraud. TheNewsGuru recalls that Okeke was detained in 2019. Last June, he pleaded guilty to the allegation of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and agreed to cooperate with American authorities. His relatives and pastor…