{"id":96289,"date":"2022-06-23T16:28:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T15:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=96289"},"modified":"2022-06-23T18:10:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T17:10:26","slug":"ekweremadu-wife-denied-bail-to-remain-in-custody-till-july-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/ekweremadu-wife-denied-bail-to-remain-in-custody-till-july-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Ekweremadu, Wife denied bail, to remain in custody till July 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">The Uxbridge Magistrates Court in England has ruled that Nigeria\u2019s former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Nwanneka will remain in custody till July 7, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested two days ago on the 21st June 2022 but were arraigned today for bringing a child to the UK for organ harvesting.<\/p>\n<p>Police revealed that the child is a 15-year old male child and the couple planned to harvest his organ.<\/p>\n<p>At the court, they were denied bail and wil remain in custody till July 7.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nConfirming the arrests Thursday in a statement, the Metropolitan Police said the pair were charged to court on Thursday following an investigation by the police\u2019 specialist crime team.<\/p>\n<p>The police added that the investigation was launched after detectives were alerted to potential offences under modern slavery legislation in May 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55 (10.9.66) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange\/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIke Ekweremadu, 60 (12.05.62) of Nigeria is charged with conspiracy to arrange\/facilitate travel of another person with a view to exploitation, namely organ harvesting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA child has been safeguarded and we are working closely with partners on continued support.<\/p>\n<p>The police said as criminal proceedings are now under way, they will not be providing further details on the matter.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Uxbridge Magistrates Court in England has ruled that Nigeria\u2019s former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Nwanneka will remain in custody till July 7, 2022. 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