The United Kingdom Westminster Magistrates’ Court in London, has adjourned the trial of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu till Monday, October 31.
Ekweremadu, who was in court for trial on Thursday, applied for a new counsel/representation in a request filed at the court on Wednesday, August 3.
Adamu Bulkachuwa, Nigeria’s Senate committee chairman on foreign affairs, was in court to show support for Ekweremadu.
Before the adjournment, the prosecutors requested that the former Deputy Senate President remains in custody.
Ekweremadu is being tried over the organ harvesting case involving the supposed kidney donor, David Nwamini Ukpo.
Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, were arrested by UK authorities, accusing them of trafficking a minor to the UK to harvest his kidney.
There were doubts that the victim was not a minor but 21 years old after his credentials were released.
However, David’s half younger brother earlier revealed that while he is 21, David is actually 25 and ran a telephone accessories business in Lagos before he travelled without letting him or any family member know his plans.
They only knew when he landed London and called. When he contacted family, he still did not reveal the reason why he was abroad.
However, Ekweremadu and his wife were accused of trafficking David to the UK to transplant his organs to their daughter who suffers from kidney failure.
Ekweremadu and his wife ever since their arrest have been held in detention over the crime.
The former Deputy Senate President and his wife had last week Monday appeared at the Old Bailey for a bail hearing.
The court granted the wife bail, while Senator Ekweremadu was denied bail.