A former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu will remand in Custody in the United Kingdom as the UK Central Criminal Court adjourned the alleged organ harvesting case till October 31.
Although the judge handling the case is going to hear pretrial applications on October 31, the trial will commence fully on May 2, 2023.
Recall that the Enugu West Senator and Beatrice, his wife, are facing charges bordering on conspiracy to arrange/facilitate the travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.
They were arrested by London Metropolitan Police in June and appeared before a magistrate court in July.
While Ekweremadu’s wife was granted bail on July 22, the former deputy Senate president has not been lucky and has since been remanded in custody.
Senator Ekweremadu on Thursday asked the court that a new lawyer represent him.
The police had alleged that David Ukpo, the reported victim at the centre of the organ harvesting allegation, is a 15-year-old but the court ruled that he is 21.
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