Tuesday, 05 November, 2024

Ekweremadu’s wife, Beatrice, denied bail in the UK


The landmark sentencing of former Deputy Senate President of Nigeria, Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his wife, Beatrice, 56, and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, who were all found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man who can not be named for legal reasons, to the UK – with a view to harvest his organ was the first of its kind in the UK.

Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice and their accomplice, Dr Obinna Obeta were all convicted at the Old Bailey.

After their conviction last week, Ekweremadu’s barrister, Anu Mohindru, KC, made efforts for Beatrice to remain on conditional bail till the provisional day of sentencing on Friday, May 5, 2023, but the Crownā€™s Hugh Davies, KC, who had raised the ā€œbailā€ matter swiftly blocked the defence application.

Mohindru argued that the court should consider the plight of the coupleā€™s daughter, Sonia, who is said to sometimes ā€œblack outā€ and needs support to attend her thrice weekly dialysis sessions at the Royal Free Hospital, Davies convinced the judge that the Ekweremadus have the means to enable the Senatorā€™s wife jet out of the United Kingdom, including by using ā€œforged identification documents.ā€

Ike and Beatrice Ekweremadu. Image credit: Ike Ekweremadu

The prosecutor referenced the forged affidavit that was tabled during the trial to make his case. Hugh Davies was of the view that, if they could produce false documents to claim that Sonia (Ekeremadu’s daughter) and the victim were maternal cousins, then Beatrice Ekweremadu could also conjure false documents to make her way out of the UK.

Also Read: Nigeria Election 2023: Life After The Gubernatorial Polls

Despite Anu Mohindru arguing to the contrary, noting that the false documents were fabricated in Nigeria and not in the UK, the judge, however, did not agree.


Discover more from News Round The Clock

Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.

Join The Conversation

Join Our Mailing List

Nigerian Wedding – Dolapo + Jide ā¤ļøšŸ’

GROCERIES CATEGORY

Premier League Table

The Super Eagles at the FIFA World Cup (1994-2018)

Follow NRTC on Twitter

Discover more from News Round The Clock

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading