UPDATE: What UK Court Said About Ekweremadu In Kidney Harvesting Accusation

 

Trial of Nigeria's former senate president, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice over the allegations of under-aged organ harvesting has started in the United Kingdom,UK, today with both pleading not guilty to the crime.

Channels TV reported that, the Westminster Magistrates Court, the United Kingdom on Thursday accepted that the kidney donor in the case of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice is not a minor.

Ike Ekweremadu and wife,Beatrice

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It could be recalled that ,Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested by the British police on June 23 on allegations of human trafficking and organ harvesting that violate the country’s Modern Slavery Act.

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The police authorities had accused the lawmaker of conspiring to bring a child to the United Kingdom for organ harvesting, saying the victim was a 15-year-old boy.

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During the continuation of the case, the prosecution accepted that he is 21 years old, contrary to earlier claims that he is 15 years old.

This comes a day after the Federal High Court Abuja ordered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to transmit the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the biodata information of an alleged Minor to the Attorney General of the Federation for onward transmission to the UK to aid Ekweremadu’s trial.

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The lawmaker’s lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, on July 27 urged Justice Inyang Ekwo to order the release of certain official documents of Ukpo domiciled with NIMC, Nigerian Immigration Service, and Stanbic-IBTC Bank for the purpose of effectively defending Ekweremadu in the UK.

Channels Television’s correspondent, Juliana Olayinka,who was giving an update from the court’s premises on Thursday, said the court accepted that the kidney donor in Ekweremadu’s case is not a minor.

She said the prosecution has accepted that he is 21years old and not 15years as claimed by the media in previous report.

Ekweremadu, Wife Plead Not Guilty, Remanded As Case Is Adjourned To August 4 pic.twitter.com/9MY0CdO5C5

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The court thereafter fixed August 4 as the date for the next hearing.