The Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court has adjourned the trial of a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on charges of conspiracy and organ harvest.
He faces a charge of conspiracy to arrange or facilitate the travel of another person for exploitation under the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
With the adjournment, the lawmaker will remain in custody until his next court date on July 7, 2022.
The embattled senator representing Enugu West Senatorial District appeared in court in London for a second time.
Ekweremadu’s wife Beatrice, is charged with arranging or facilitating the travel of another person for exploitation and will appear in court later due to a delay in her transport from prison.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, had disclosed that the Nigerian High Commission in the United Kingdom has engaged the services of lawyers to defend Ekweremadu and his wife.
Lawan said a delegation from its Committee on Foreign Affairs would depart Nigeria for London on July 1
