TRIAL OF SENATOR IKE EKWEREMADU, WIFE OVER ALLEGED ORGAN TRAFFICKING ADJOURNED TILL JULY 7

The trial of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu has been adjourned to July 7. The London Metropolitan Police earlier on Thursday said it had arrested and charged the duo for conspiring to bring a child to the UK for organ harvesting. At the Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court, they pleaded not guilty to the charges, according to report. The Magistrate Lois Sheard remanded both defendants into custody ahead of their hearing next month.

Meanwhile, the police said the child involved in the matter has been safeguarded and are working closely with partners on continued support. However, in their separate statements, the defense councils for Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Garvin Irwin and Antonia Gray described the allegations as preposterous adding that the couple has held serious roles in Nigeria and cannot be culpable for such a crime.

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