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Ekweremadu Appears In UK Court Over Organ Harvesting Charges

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2 years ago

Jun 30, 2022.

A.A.S Opeyemi

Organ harvesting: Ekweremadu appears in court as UK considers transferring case to Nigeria
….the case has now been adjourned to July 7

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that in connection with allegations of organ harvesting, the former Deputy President and Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice appeared before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court in the UK on Thursday.

Recall that the Specialist Crime Team of the Metropolitan Police in London recently detained Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, on suspicion of conspiring to obtain a child’s organs.

Since their arrest and subsequent charge before a London court, the pair have been detained, prompting mixed reactions from Nigerians.

The prosecutor had claimed that David Ukpo, who alleged that he was coerced to donate his kidney to the Senator’s daughter, is 15 years old

It was gathered that the case has now been adjourned to July 7 at Westminster Magistrate Court to enable the UK Attorney General, Suella Braverman, to determine whether the case will be tried in the country or Nigeria.

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The Senate delegation will on Friday visit the former Deputy President of the Senate, in London.

President of Senate Ahmad Lawan assured that the Senate would continue to engage with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Nigeria High Commissioner in London on the issue to ensure that the senator was given all necessary support

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