The Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, UK, has sentenced former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu to nine years and eight months in prison for organ harvesting.
His wife, Beatrice, was handed four years and six months jail term during the sentencing.
The court also sentenced the medical doctor in the case, Dr Obinna Obeta to ten years in prison with suspension of his medical license.
The jury held that they conspired to bring the twenty one year-old nigeroan at the centre of the matter to London to exploit him for his kidney.
The verdict is the first of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act 2015 of the UK.
