Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over the controversy surrounding David Ukpo’s real age.

Others mentioned in the suit are the Comptroller General (C-G), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc as 2nd to 5th respondents respectively.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ekweremadu and his wife were, on Thursday, remanded in the UK police custody, after they were arraigned before the  Uxbridge Magistrate Court for alleged conspiracy to facilitate the travel of Ukpo, alleged to be a minor, for organ harvesting.

The couple, however, denied the allegations and the court adjourned till July 7 for hearing.

But in an originating summon marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/2022, dated and filed June 27 by their counsel, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, before Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, the Ekweremadus prayed the court for an order directing the NIMC to supply them with the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the biodata information of David Nwamini Ukpo.

The applicants said Ukpo’s National Identification Number (NIN):19438077110, which is in the possession of the agency, should be produced for the purpose of facilitating the criminal investigation and tendering same to establish their innocence with respect to Ukpo’s age in the criminal charges against them before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court.

They also sought an order directing the NIS C-G  to supply the applicants with the documents and application form of David Nwamini Ukpo in the possession of the 2nd respondent presented for the issuance of International passport No. BO0569974 for the purpose of assisting criminal investigation and tendering same before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court, UK  until July 7 in the alleged criminal charge brought against the applicants.

They also sought an order of court directing the Stanbic-IBTC Bank to supply the applicants with the Certified True Copy of mandate card and account opening package of account No. 0032551834 maintained by its customer, Ukpo, with Bank Verification Number 22509616391 in the custody of the bank, for the purpose of tendering same to establish the innocence of the applicants with respect to his age in the criminal charges filed against the applicants.

They sought an order of court directing UBA to supply the applicants with the Certified True Copy of mandate card and account opening package of account No. 2195739574 maintained by Ukpo with Bank Verification Number 22509616391 in the custody of the bank, for the purpose of tendering same to establish the innocence of the applicants.

Awomolo said that the application was brought pursuant to Order 3, Rule 1 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2019, Sections 6 and 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended) and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court.

The senior lawyer, who gave 20 grounds why the prayers should be granted, said the 1st applicant (Ike Ekweremadu) is a serving senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, representing Enugu West Senatorial District.

According to him, the 2nd applicant (Beatrice) is a chartered accountant, civil servant and the wife of the 1st applicant.

“The applicants have a daughter named Sonia Ekweremadu, who is suffering from kidney failure and the applicants have been managing it for about five years.

“The said daughter of the applicants urgently needed kidney transplant to save her life.

“David Nwamini Ukpo, offered to donate one of his kidneys for the daughter of the applicants if his kidney is compatible with that of Miss Sonia Ekweremadu.

“David Nwamini Ukpo informed the applicants that he is Twenty One (21) years of age having being born In the year 2000.

“The 1st applicant supported the visa application of David Nwamini Ukpo to the United Kingdom with a letter to the British High Commission in Nigeria, explaining the purpose of the visit i.e to enable him undergo medical examination in the United Kingdom so that the donor and Sonia Ekweremadu get the best of medical attention.

“After conducting various medical tests, the Royal Free Hospital in London decided that the said David Nwamini Ukpo was not a suitable donor because his kidney is not compatible with that of Sonia Ekweremadu,” he said.

According to Awomolo,i Ukpo was then asked to return to Nigeria but rather than do so, he approached the authorities in the United Kingdom for protection from being returned to Nigeria.

“David Nwamini Ukpo told the United Kingdom police that he is fifteen years of age contrary to the information supplied to the applicants by the same David Nwamini Ukpo.

“The applicants verily believe that  Ukpo was actually 21 or more having regards to the public records in the custody of the respondents.

“The applicants were arrested by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom on June 21 for the allegation that they brought a 15-year-old child (a minor) to the UK to harvest his organs.

“The applicants were charged before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court, United Kingdom on the 23rd of June 2022 for offences of conspiracy to arrange/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.

‘”The court denied them bail and they are presently in the custody of UK authorities.

“The applicants require documents from the respondents to assist in the fair criminal investigation and as facts In their defence to establish their innocence of the allegation In the charge and to prove that David Nwamini Ukpo is not a minor and Indeed consented to the medical examination in the United Kingdom.

“The said David Nwamini Ukpo is presently in care in the custody of British Authorities and he cannot be accessed by the applicants.

“The documents being sought to be handed over to the applicants will support the applicants in their defence and establish their innocence of the charges brought against them.,” he said, among others

The lawyer said the application was made in the interest of justice.

Also, Bright Ekweremadu, the elder brother of the lawmaker, in the affidavit deposed to, said Ukpo informed the couple that he was 21 years old, having being born in the year 2000 and was ready to help Sonia.

Justice Ekwo fixed July 1 for hearing of the matter.


https://tribuneonlineng.com/organ-donors-real-age-ekweremadu-wife-sue-nimc-nis-banks

May the truth prevail...

I'm now Loving this case. People think they can do anything they like and get away with it

Better.

That's the only way they can legally prove their innocence

So they go do trial dis side first?

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Nigeria is about to be the GIGANTIC LAUGHING STOCK of the world again ooooooh.

This will open up lots and lots of cans of CENTIPEDES.

Plenty-plenty forged documents to be discovered.

Chai!!!!

That David ways no pure, he obviously want to play a fast one on them

Asylum hustle! But this route the boy chose ehn......

Vote Tinubu 2023. Vote APC.

The British embassy too should tell Nigerians if the boy truly knew why he was going to the UK. Otherwise the boy will insist he wasn't told the genuine reason for going to the UK.

He can decide to hold on to the lie that he didn't know one of his organs were to be removed. Which is also a criminal offence.

In all of these, where are his family members? Abi the boy fall from heaven? How can a whole senator be dealing with a little boy without his family members involved. No be exploitation be that. If all the due process (paperwork) were followed all these rubbish won't be happening.

See the lips of person way wan donate his kidney to another person one doesn't even need to be a magician to know that this boy nah chain smoker (weed Lord) and his kidney no fit dey compatible

This is crazy...

so hes just undergoing phase one ..i.e testing if he's compartible.....

This is the reward of not improving the medical system of your country....

When I say all this our Politicians no get sense people go think say na Lie...

How can you take someone to UK without confirming the Compatibility of the organ....


No wonder na after dem sign something to Law dem dey read am come dey find way to amend am if I lie check that Electoral act na afta dem sign am dem start to see error...

Medicine after death

inoki247:
When I say all this our Politicians no get sense people go think say na Lie...

How can you take someone to UK without confirming the Compatibility of the organ....


No wonder na after dem sign something to Law dem dey read am come dey find way to amend am if I lie check that Electoral act na afta dem sign am dem start to see error...

I totally blame Ekweremadu on this. It is a stupid act. You took somebody all.the way to UK for tests that would have been done in Nigeria. Maybe too much money.

Why will they ask the court to grant them such authority. Is that not inversion of the boy's privacy.

tinsel:

I totally blame Ekweremadu on this. It is a stupid act. You took somebody all.the way to UK for tests that would have been done in Nigeria. Maybe too much money.

They have crumbled the medical system of the country....they or their kids cant enter any hospital in nigeria because of fear of their bad behavior

They are afraid too that they will be exposed because it will enter social.media once they do that test in Nigeria.

In a bid to keep everything a secret, they went abroad for testing....too much money also dey worry them

SonofLothbrok:
Why will they ask the court to grant them such authority. Is that not inversion of the boy's privacy.

Lol....

its like you dont know what court means.
A criminal investigation is going on...u are talkimg about privacy...

Inversion koo...turnover niii

See Nigeria useless judiciary, documents that are needed to be tendered in court on July 7, judge fixed hearing for July 1

Why not allow d boy stay UK hustle for himself...why force to come back sef...I no understand

I have been avoiding this Ekweremadu's issues. But on a serious note. Why will the boy say he doesn't know why they took him to UK. Why will the family take the boy to UK if not for something serious. Or has he seen big politicians doing something good for ordinary people without having another motive.
I know the boy is lying. But Ahh. Ekweremadu don big pass some certain issues nah. From been beaten to this nonsense. Comon. The wife was supposed to have handled this issue without my presence in UK seff. Let the truth prevail