The plea and trial preparation hearing of former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, over organ trafficking scheduled for
According to a court official who spoke to The Guardian, “It’s not sitting on Monday, due to non-availability of counsel for Sonia,” . The official however, did not make it clear whether Ekweremadu’s sick daughter, Sonia, is now a defendant in the case.
The lawmaker and his wife were arrested on June 23 for allegedly trafficking one David Nwamini to harvest his organ for their sick daughter. Initial reports said Nwamini was a minor but reports from the Nigerian immigration showed, he was 21 years old. The Old Bailey official also told the Guardian they won’t have to wait for long, as the “case will be re-listed for sometime during the week.”Though Monday’s date was fixed when the couple and their co-defendant appeared before the judge on August 4, Sonia wasn’t listed in the hearing then. The official said “the judge” won’t be hearing the case because “there’s no counsel for Sonia.”
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