
The organ harvesting case against Ike Ekweremadu and his wife has taken several twists as new facts emerge from the ongoing trial in the UK magistrates court.
According to Arise TV, the Ekweremadus’ were being charged for bringing the 15-year-old boy from Nigeria to the UK with the claim that he was to be given a better life but was actually to harvest his organ. The prosecutors told the court that the former Senate President procured a passport for the boy and claimed he was 21 years old but discovered that he was 15 years old. They also told the court that the Ekweremadus’ have a daughter who has a kidney-related disease and has been on dialysis for some time. They told the court that it is believed that the plan was to use an organ from the boy on their daughter. Ekweremadu and his wife had separate legal representations and prayed the court to release them on bail but their prayer was however dismissed by the Magistrate. The couple has surrendered their passports to the UK government. The couple was arrested at Heathrow airport, on their way to Turkey, and according to the prosecutors, it is believed that they were on their way to procure another organ as they were unable to harvest the boy's. The prosecutors also stated that $20k was found on the Senator.

Ekweremadu arraigned in court
According to AriseTV, the red flag that stopped the organ from not being harvested came after the boy truthfully disclosed his age to the doctors at the Royal Free hospital in the UK. The doctor reportedly canceled the procedure. The boy was taken from family who according to the prosecutors treated him like a slave, after he escaped and found his way to the police where an investigation started, leading to the arrest of the couple. After much deliberation, the Magistrate ordered their remand in custody till July 7 for the next hearing on the case.
Admittedly, Ekweremadu had lied to the British high commission to obtain a visa for the boy, claiming he is 21 years old.

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