UK’s Central Criminal Court has again refused to grant bail to Ike Ekweremadu, Nigeria’s former deputy senate president.
The prosecution insisted that Ekweremadu remains a flight risk and cannot be granted bail.
The Judge ruling on the application said, “I am entirely satisfied there remains a flight risk and bail would not make much difference as the trial is just over a month away.”
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The lawmaker is facing charges bordering on conspiracy to facilitate the travel of another person with a view to exploitation (organ harvesting).
Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, have been appearing before the UK court since June after their arrest by the London Metropolitan Police.
Although Beatrice was granted bail on July 22, the senator has however been denied bail.
His lawyer insists he’s not a flight risk
Ekweremadu’s daughter was also charged with conspiracy to arrange the travel of another person with a view to harvesting the person’s organ for her kidney transplant.
The police had alleged that David Ukpo, the reported victim at the centre of the organ harvesting allegation, is a 15-year-old, but the court ruled that he is 21.
As reported by Vanguard, Ekweremadu’s lawyer posited in a fresh bail application that the Nigerian high commissioner to the UK, who stood to guarantee the senator’s appearance and the attorney-general of the federation had written to the court stating that Ekweremadu was not a flight risk in addition to the fact that he is reliable.
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Meanwhile, Battabox.com previously reported that a woman identified as Princess Helen Abang was remanded in Suleja Custodial Centre for falsifying property documents.
Helen Abang falsified ownership of a two-story building with six units of three-bedroom flats.
Abang was brought before a judge, where she pleaded not guilty to the seven counts levelled against her.
