The Uxbridge Magistrate court has denied former deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice’s bail application after they were charged for bringing a child to the UK for organ h@rvesting.
According to Arise News, the court denied their bail application and the case was adjourned till July 7.
Arise News reports that the prosecution revealed that the alleged victim is a hom€less 15-year-old boy who was brought to the U.K. by Mr and Mrs Ekweremadu, from the streets of Lagos.
Recall that the Metropolitan police in a statement on Thursday said that Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu and Ike Ekweremadu were charged to court on Thursday following an investigation by the force’s specialist crime team.
�The police added that the investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern sl@very legislation in May 2022.
The statement read in part, “Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (10.9.66) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ h@rvesting,
Ike Ekweremadu, 60 (12.05.62) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ h@rvesting.”
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