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'Organ harvesting' trial: Ekweremadu to remain in custody (Vanguard)

THE Central Criminal Court in the UK has adjourned the alleged organ harvesting case involving Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy president of the senate.

The politician is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). At the court yesterday, the senator representing Enugu West asked that a new lawyer represents him. The couple was arrested by London Metropolitan Police in June and appeared before a magistrate court in July.

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Alleged Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu To Remain In Custody As ... (CHANNELS TELEVISION)

The Central Criminal Court in the United Kingdom has adjourned the alleged organ harvesting case involving Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife.

Temporary respite came for the Ekweremadus as the Westminster Magistrates’ Court ruled that the alleged trafficked victim is not a minor. “What we do know is that the trial has now been set for 2023. It was a very brief hearing that was over within a matter of minutes.

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Ekweremadu to remain in custody till Oct 31 (The Punch)

The Central Criminal Court in the United Kingdom has adjourned the alleged organ harvesting case which involved the former deputy senate president, ...

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 has ruled that he is 21. He said both Ukpo and Sonia will be at the Royal Free Hospital London. Ekweremadu’s appearance in the UK court is the third time since his arrest.

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Alleged Organ Harvesting: Ekweremadu to remain in detention as ... (Premium Times)

A court in London on Thursday adjourned the pre-trial hearing of the criminal charges filed against Nigeria's former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu ...

The case was transferred to Central Criminal Court in London popularly known as Old Bailey where Mrs Ekweremadu was granted bail on stringent conditions. Good journalism costs a lot of money. They added that they believe the plan was to use an organ from the boy on their daughter who needs a kidney transplant.

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Ekweremadu remains in custody as UK court adjourns hearing till ... (Daily Sun)

Ekweremadu and his accountant wife, Beatrice, 55, are standing trial at the Central Criminal Court, London, for alleged organ harvesting.

He returned to the house he was staying and his treatment changed dramatically. For the purpose he was there, he did not consent to the taking of his kidney. “He arrived on 20th February, 2022, and was taken to Royal Free Hospital, where tests were conducted.

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Ekweremadu To Remain In UK Detention Facility Till Oct 31 (Leadership Newspaper)

The Central Criminal Court in the United Kingdom (UK) has adjourned the alleged organ harvesting case involving former deputy Senate president Ike ...

For the record, at the last sitting, the court ruled that the victim in this case is no longer a minor, meanwhile only Ekweremadu is in custody while his wife has been granted bail. He was granted bail on July 22, 2022. The Central Criminal Court in the United Kingdom (UK) has adjourned the alleged organ harvesting case involving former deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu to October 31.

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Ike Ekweremadu: An ɗage shari'ar sanatan Najeriya zuwa watan ... (BBC News)

Ana tuhumar sanatan mai shekara 60 da matarsa 'yar shekara 55 da yin safarar wani matashi mai shekara 21 daga Najeriya zuwa Birtaniya.

Ya yi hasashen cewa shari'ar ba za ta wuce mako uku zuwa huɗu ba. A ci gaba da sauraron ƙarar a ranar Alhamis, Beatrice, wadda aka ba da belinta, da kuma na ukunsu mai suna Obinna Obeta sun bayyana ne ta bidiyo a kotun Old Baily. Zama na gaba da kotun za ta yi shi ne a ranar 31 ga watan Oktoba, amma sauraron ƙara da gabatar da shaidu a shari'ar sai watan Mayu na shekarar 2023.

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Ekweremadu to remain in custody as court adjourns till October (Guardian)

The Central Criminal Court in the United Kingdom (UK) on Thursday adjourned the case of former deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu to Monday, October 31 ...

Prosecutor Tim Probert-Wood said the case involved ‘exploitation and harvesting of an organ.’ While the defendant, Martin Hicks, denied the allegation. The UK police alleged that David Nwamini, the organ donor, is a 15-year-old but the court ruled that he is 21. Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice were arrested by the British police on June 23 on allegations of human trafficking and organ harvesting one that violate the country’s Modern Slavery Act.

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Ike Ekweremadu: Nigerian faces trial over UK organ-harvesting plot (BBC News)

Prosecutors claim a Nigerian senator planned to have a boy's kidney removed to give to his daughter.

Mrs Ekweremadu and Mr Obeta, 50, from Southwark, south London, are charged with arranging the travel of the man with a view to him being exploited. Mr Ekweremadu and a third defendant, Obinna Obeta, are charged with conspiring to arrange or facilitate the travel of a man with a view to him being exploited. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, who is a lawyer, and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, are accused of bringing a man aged 21 from Nigeria to the UK.

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