The Central Criminal Court popularly known as Old Bailey has adjourned the trial hearing of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice.
The case on organ trafficking involving the couple was scheduled for hearing on Monday, October 31, 2022.
Daily Report Nigeria reports that the court postponed the case due to the non-availability of Sonia, their daughter.
The court, according to reports held that “the judge won’t be hearing the case because ‘there’s no counsel for Sonia.”
Recall that Ekweremadu and his wife, were on July 23, 2022, charged alongside one Dr Obinna Obeta, on allegation of wanting to make payment for the procurement of an organ for their daughter, Sonia, from one David Nwamini.
Thereafter, Ekweremadu was arrested and detained in a UK prison.
However, when the couple and their co-defendant appeared before the judge on August 4, Sonia wasn’t listed in the hearing.
Meanwhile, the Old Bailey official said they won’t have to wait for long, as the “case will be re-listed for sometime during the week.”
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