Imprisonment: I feel guilty because all these happened because of me – Sonia Ekweremadu

The daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, 25-year-old Sonia Ekweremadu, has responded to the United Kingdom court’s sentencing of her parents for a crime related to organ harvesting.

On Friday, the UK court sentenced Ekweremadu to nine years and eight months in prison, while his wife, Beatrice, received four years and six months for conspiring to harvest a kidney from an underage Nigerian to restore their daughter’s health.

Dr. Obinna Obeta, a medical doctor who was the third accomplice in the case, was sentenced to ten years in prison for offering to assist with the organ harvesting. Sonia, who spoke to the BBC shortly after the court’s decision, stated that her family may never be the same again.

Speaking in an interview with BBC, She said, “I don’t think it will ever be the same again. And obviously, I feel guilty because I feel like all these have happened because of me.

“Life is just some dynamic. Like you’re one day in your house chilling and the next day your whole life is turned around”.