Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, are at crossroads as Westminster Magistrate’s Court adjourned their trial to August 4, 2022.
The couple were arraigned at the court over alleged organ harvesting, on Thursday, June 23.
Straightnews had published that David Nwamini Ukpo billed to donate a kidney to Ms Sonia, Ekweremadu’s daughter, who is down with kidney failure and needed a kidney transplant to stay alive.
Gavin Irwin was the counsel who represented Ekweremadu, while Szilvia Booker represented the wife.
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Former Senate President David Mark, whom Ekweremadu worked with; former Senate Minority leader, Eyinnanya Abaribe; former Minister of State for Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba; and Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, Adamu Bulkachuwa, were all in court.
Earlier, the counsel of Ekweremadu had denied any form of exploitation in the case.
Ekweremadu said, “We deny that there was exploitation or intent to do so.” The counsel said this while presently giving his opening address.
The lawyers of the defendants argued that the victim lied about his age but the prosecution insisted that he is a minor. The court subsequently ruled that the victim is not a minor.
Based on the judge’s ruling, the victim, David Ukpo, is no longer considered a minor in the trial.
The Ekweremadus will appear at the Central Criminal Court in London on August 4 for the continuation of the trial.
