In an exclusive revelation in Part 2 of the blockbuster docu-series: “Daniel vs Ekweremadu,” a highly-placed source close to the Nigerian Government has said a former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, will likely be returning to Nigeria quietly soon to serve the remainder of his 10-year sentence for human trafficking.
The two-part docu-series is written and directed by award winning filmmaker and prominent television host, Chude Jideonwo.
Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice and Dr Obinna Obeta were jailed in March 2023 after being convicted for violation of modern slavery laws.
“The reason you’re not getting responses is because Ekweremadu may soon be coming back home,” the source with direct knowledge of the discussions told the documentary producers, adding: “There have been extended conversations between both authorities for him to come back to Nigeria to serve out the remainder of his term in a Nigerian prison, which will be more convenient for him. It’s almost finalised. Any moment from now, he will very likely be back home (in Nigeria).”
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According to the producers: “We found it extremely curious that none of the players in this case from the Ekweremadu side was ready to speak to us as we spoke to the law firms that represented the senator and his wife, Beatrice.
“Several Freedom of Information requests were repeatedly denied by several British authorities, and our investigations discovered no proof of an appeal. Our interview with the Crown Prosecution Service that prosecuted the case also revealed they are unaware of any appeal. That was before our source revealed this information in the documentary about discussions between Nigerian and British authorities, which we have corroboration on from a second source.”
Part 2 of the two-part docu-series was released on August 30 by the studio: “Chude Jideonwo Presents.”
“Daniel” is the name given by the documentary filmmakers to the victim-survivor of the first conviction under the UK’s Modern Slavery Law – under which Ekweremadu became the first to be sentenced to jail alongside his wife, Beatrice, and a doctor-friend, Obinna Obeta.
It follows a directive from the judge of the case for the real name to remain undisclosed.
“Daniel vs Ekweremadu” tells the story of Senator Ekweremadu’s fall from being the Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate to a British jailbird upon his conviction for organ harvesting.
Shot in Nigeria and the United Kingdom, the series includes exclusive access to British prosecutors, police, the family of the survivor-victim amongst others in this first-of-its-kind thriller-style documentary from a West African independent studio.
The two-part series is available exclusively on the streaming platform: withchude.com.
It is produced by the factual film and series studio: “Chude Jideonwo Presents.”
