Ike Ekweremadu and wife Beatrice
By Our Reporter
Former Senate Deputy President, IkeEkweremadu and his wife, Beatrice appeared in court today as the matter which was earlier adjouned to July 7, was reportedly brought forward and heard today (Thursday) at Uxbridge Magistrate court in the UK. They were denied bail. The judge ordered that they be detained at the police station.
Sundry media reports said that Ekweremadu had arrived Uxbridge Magistrate court.
It could not be confirmed as of press time reason for bringing the case forward. Recall that the Uxbridge Magistrates Court in London had adjourned the case to Judy 7 when the matter came up last Thursday.
The Court had denied bail to the Senator and his wife over their involvement in human trafficking and organ harvesting alleged by one David Nwamini Ukpo.
The Ekweremadus had reportedly entered into a deal with Ukpo to donate one of his kidneys to their daughter, Sonia Ekweremadu, who is down with kidney failure in a London hospital.
When the deal went awry, Ukpo had reported at the Immigration and subsequently at the Metropolitan police leading to the arrest of the Ekweremadus.
The arrest was announced by Specialist Crime Team of the Metropolitan Police in London, with officials saying the couple would be speedily arraigned.
The Metropolitan Police in their statement last Thursday wrote: “Two people have been charged with conspiring to bring a child to the UK in order to harvest organs.
“Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, and Ike Ekweremadu, 60, have been remanded in custody and will appear at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court today.
“Charges were brought against the pair, who are from Nigeria, following an investigation by the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime team.
“A child has now been safeguarded.
“The investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022, the force said.”
The case was adjourned until July 7 by the Uxbridge Magistrates Court and the Ekweremadus were ordered to be detained in the Police custody.
