Former Senate Deputy President Ike Ekweremadu has been detained in the United Kingdom for 138 days on suspicion of human trafficking.
The lawmaker was apprehended at Heathrow Airport in London in June 2022 and immediately arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court for allegedly bringing a child into the country to harvest his organs.
He has been detained by UK authorities since June 23, while his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu, who was arrested alongside him, was granted bail by a London criminal court.
Meanwhile, his daughter, Sonia, appeared in court on Monday, accused of trafficking a homeless man into the UK in order to harvest his organs.
The young man had reported to the Staines police station shortly after arriving in the UK, leading to the arrest of the lawmaker and his wife, claiming he had been subjected to some medical tests, none of which he agreed to.
Pleas set to be entered today were postponed due to additional arguments, and the trial’s continuation, originally scheduled for May, was pushed back to January 31.
Prosecutor Oliver Glasgow, said, “We are told that this court is in a position to accommodate the trial…three months earlier.
“If an earlier date can be offered, and one can be, then it should be taken.”