JUST IN: Former Deputy Senate President And Wife Denied Bail In UK
Nigeria’s former Senate Deputy President, Ike Ekweremadu and wife have been denied bail for allegedly trying to harvest kidney for sick daughter.Information Guide Nigeria
According to ICIR, the former Senate Deputy President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Nwanneka have been remanded in police custody until July 7 by a United Kingdom magistrate court in Uxbridge.
It was alleged that Ekweremadus brought a homeless boy, identified as Ukpo Nwamini David, from Nigeria under the pretext of exposing him to a better life but with the intention of harvesting his kidney.
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The charge sheet indicates that Ekweremadu and his wife allegedly procured a passport for the victim that showed his age as 21-years-old but the doctors at the Royal Free Hospital in the UK were forced to cancel the procedure when the teenage boy disclosed his real age to be 15 years.
As reported by ICIR, the charge sheet read, “Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (10.9.66) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.
“Ike Ekweremadu, 60 (12.05.62) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting. Between August 2021 and May 6, 2022”.
As reported by AriseTV, the harvested kidney was to be transplanted to their daughter who had been diagnosed with kidney problems and has been on dialysis for some time.
According to ICIR, Ukpo Nwamini David told the court that with the cancellation of the procedure to harvest the victim’s kidney by the hospital, he was maltreated by the couple.
The prosecution added that this made him to flee the house and seek help at a police station.Jamb Result
ICIR reports that Ike Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested on Tuesday June 21 at the Heathrow airport while on their way to Istanbul, Turkey to procure another kidney for the transplant, and had in their possession $20, 000 which has also been confiscated.
They have been denied released on bail as the court insisted they posed flight risks.
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