The provisional trial of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who is in prison custody in the United Kingdom (UK) has been rescheduled from May 2023 to January 31, 2023.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that a plea and case management hearing that was initially scheduled for October 31 this year has been moved to December.
From the recent development on the case in court on Monday, the UK court will now hear arguments in Ekweremadu’s case in December while the trial will hold on January 31, 2023.
The former Deputy Senate President was absent in court on Monday but his wife, Beatrice and daughter, Sonia were present.
TNG reports Ekweremadu, who currently represents Enugu West Senatorial District in the Nigerian Senate and his wife are facing trial for plotting to traffic a man to the UK and harvest his organs for the daughter
Sonia is said to be suffering from kidney failure and needed a transplant but a kidney donor was allegedly illegally transported to the UK from Lagos, Nigeria for the purpose.
Ekweremadu and Beatrice were later arrested and charged to court. While Beatrice was granted bail, the former Deputy Senate President remains in prison.
