The organ donor in the Ekweremadu ‘s case, David Ukpo has revealed his real age at the Westminster Magistrates Court, the United Kingdom on Thursday .
The young man who alleged that he was 15 years old and was being trafficked by the Ekweremadus, told the Court that he is 21 years old.
Ekweremadu and his wife were arrested by the British police on June 23 on allegations of human trafficking and organ harvesting that violate the country’s Modern Slavery Act.
The court has however accepted that the kidney donor in Ekweremadu’s case is not a minor.
She said the prosecution has accepted that he is 21years old.
The court thereafter fixed August 4 as the date for the next hearing.
Just yesterday, the Federal High Court Abuja ordered the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to transmit the Certified True Copy (CTC) of the biodata information of an alleged Minor to the Attorney General of the Federation for onward transmission to the UK to aid Ekweremadu’s trial.
The lawmaker’s lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, on July 27 urged Justice Inyang Ekwo to order the release of certain official documents of Ukpo domiciled with NIMC, Nigerian Immigration Service, and Stanbic-IBTC Bank for the purpose of effectively defending Ekweremadu in the UK.
