Breaking: Senator Ekweremadu's Wife Releases From Prison

Wife of the Deputy Senate President, Mrs Beatrice Ekweremadu, has been freed from the United Kingdom prison and back to the country.

A competent source disclosed the development to on Wednesday. According to the source, Mrs Ekweremadu returned to Nigeria on Tuesday night. It would recall that Senator Ekweremadu, the wife and one Dr Obinna Obeta were sentenced to prison by a UK court for their involvement in organ harvesting.

The former deputy senate president was sentenced to 10 years, while his wife was sentenced to six years. Our Correspondent reports that the return of Mrs Ekweremadu is being celebrated across Enugu State, with many praying to have the Deputy Senate President back in the shortest possible time.