Jonathan Ukpo Nwamini, one of the family members of the young man in the middle of the viral harvesting scandal that led to the arrest and detention of Senator and Mrs Ike Ekweremadu in the UK, has revealed the true age of the donor.
Jonathan told Sunday Vanguard that David is 25 while he, the younger brother, will be 22 in July.
He said he has been in touch with David since he travelled in January. He added that that they spoke last week and also this week.
The donor’s brother stated they both lived together in the Ikotun, a Lagos suburb before he travelled to the UK.
They both also ran a joint phone accessories business in Lagos, Jonathan said.
Jonathan Ukpo Nwanmini, yesterday, said his sibling is 25 years old as against 15 claimed by the British Police.
Sunday Vanguard quotes Jonathan as saying: ”David is my elder brother because we are both of the same father with different mothers and we hail from Ebonyi State. I will be 22 years old by next month and David is 25 years old. I am aware that he travelled because he told me. He did not disclose the country he was travelling to. He simply told me he was going to school abroad.
“After some months of not hearing from him, I got his number from his girlfriend and called him. I asked about his studies and work.
He said it was fine but that he was not working yet as he needed to go to school first before he could be given a working paper. I told him about our dad who was not feeling fine.
“This was the conversation we had this month since January when he travelled. He was staying with us here in Ikotun before he left. We both sell phone accessories. We spoke last week. We even spoke again this week.”
Sunday Vanguard also quotes another businessman in Ikotun, Lagos as saying that: “David left Nigeria in January. He told us that someone promised to sponsor his education in the UK. He never mentioned the name of the person, but from what I have read online, it might be that the person was an intermediary between David and the former Deputy Speaker.”
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