Alleged organ harvesting: David Nwamini asks court to overturn Ekweremadu biological data disclosure order
An alleged organ harvesting victim, David Nwamini, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to overturn his order disclosing his biometric information to Ike Ekweremadu.
Mr. Ekweremadu, former Deputy Speaker of the Nigerian Senate, and his wife, Beatrice, were arrested in the UK in June for allegedly attempting to remove Mr Nwamini's kidney for their sick daughter.
London Metropolitan Police arrested the Ekweremadus based on their investigations that Mr Nwanini, whom the couple took to London for organ harvesting, was a minor.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that prosecutors said the Ekweremadus were accused of bringing a 15-year-old boy from Nigeria to the UK claiming he should have a better life in the UK, but that he actually had to harvest his organ.
But in July, a criminal court rejected Mr. Ekweremadu's bail request but freed his wife.
The couple had insisted that Mr Nwanini was 21 years old and had requested his official records to prove their allegation along with the official records of the alleged victims in the custody of the relevant Nigerian authorities, including the NIMC.
>Following their request, the Federal High Court in Abuja on July 1 ordered relevant government agencies and commercial banks in Nigeria to release Mr. Nwamini's biographical data on the beleaguered Ekweremadus.
Nwamini's costumeHowever, in the new petition before Judge Inyang Ekwo, Mr. Nwamini challenged the court's procedure which ordered the disclosure of his biographical data to the Ekweremadus.
He claimed the prosecution deprived him of a fair trial and violated his right to privacy.
Mr. Nwamini, through his lawyer, Bamidele Igbinedion, questioned the absence of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) in the case.
In a court filing, Mr Igbinedion asked the court to set aside the order allowing the disclosure of his client's biological data to the Ekweremadus for their defense at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court in London.
>Applicant has listed: National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Stanbic Bank IBTC, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Settlement System Nigeria Interbank.
Mr. Nwamini urges the court to restrain the defendants, their agents, latrines, staff and workers from disclosing any information about him to the Ekweremadus for the purpose of filing their defense in the UK court.
BackgroundPREMIUM TIMES has reported that British prosecutors say the Ekweremadus were accused of bringing a 15-year-old boy from Nigeria to the UK claiming he should have a better life in the UK, but that he actually had to harvest his organ
But the couple, who were denied bail and face organ trafficking charges in London, had insisted Mr Nwanini was 21.
In the lawsuit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/2022, the Ekweremadus had asked the court to order the NIMC to provide them with the certified copy of Mr. Nwamini's biographical information for the purpose of presenting it before the court. British court in the pending criminal charge against them.
The lawsuit follows the disclosure by immigration authorities in Nigeria that Mr Nwanini's National Population Commission (NPC) and NIMC records show his date of birth as October 12, 2000 , contrary to the organ donor's alleged claims that he is a 15-year-old kid.
In court documents, Mr. Ekweremadu's lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo, said Mr. Nwanini was flown to the UK with his consent to be a kidney donor for their daughter.
But during a medical examination of Mr. Nwamini's kidneys, it was found that none matched the couple's daughter, according to the documents.
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An alleged organ harvesting victim, David Nwamini, has urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to overturn his order disclosing his biometric information to Ike Ekweremadu.
Mr. Ekweremadu, former Deputy Speaker of the Nigerian Senate, and his wife, Beatrice, were arrested in the UK in June for allegedly attempting to remove Mr Nwamini's kidney for their sick daughter.
London Metropolitan Police arrested the Ekweremadus based on their investigations that Mr Nwanini, whom the couple took to London for organ harvesting, was a minor.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that prosecutors said the Ekweremadus were accused of bringing a 15-year-old boy from Nigeria to the UK claiming he should have a better life in the UK, but that he actually had to harvest his organ.
But in July, a criminal court rejected Mr. Ekweremadu's bail request but freed his wife.
The couple had insisted that Mr Nwanini was 21 years old and had requested his official records to prove their allegation along with the official records of the alleged victims in the custody of the relevant Nigerian authorities, including the NIMC.
>Following their request, the Federal High Court in Abuja on July 1 ordered relevant government agencies and commercial banks in Nigeria to release Mr. Nwamini's biographical data on the beleaguered Ekweremadus.
Nwamini's costumeHowever, in the new petition before Judge Inyang Ekwo, Mr. Nwamini challenged the court's procedure which ordered the disclosure of his biographical data to the Ekweremadus.
He claimed the prosecution deprived him of a fair trial and violated his right to privacy.
Mr. Nwamini, through his lawyer, Bamidele Igbinedion, questioned the absence of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) in the case.
In a court filing, Mr Igbinedion asked the court to set aside the order allowing the disclosure of his client's biological data to the Ekweremadus for their defense at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court in London.
>Applicant has listed: National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service, Stanbic Bank IBTC, United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Settlement System Nigeria Interbank.
Mr. Nwamini urges the court to restrain the defendants, their agents, latrines, staff and workers from disclosing any information about him to the Ekweremadus for the purpose of filing their defense in the UK court.
BackgroundPREMIUM TIMES has reported that British prosecutors say the Ekweremadus were accused of bringing a 15-year-old boy from Nigeria to the UK claiming he should have a better life in the UK, but that he actually had to harvest his organ
But the couple, who were denied bail and face organ trafficking charges in London, had insisted Mr Nwanini was 21.
In the lawsuit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/2022, the Ekweremadus had asked the court to order the NIMC to provide them with the certified copy of Mr. Nwamini's biographical information for the purpose of presenting it before the court. British court in the pending criminal charge against them.
The lawsuit follows the disclosure by immigration authorities in Nigeria that Mr Nwanini's National Population Commission (NPC) and NIMC records show his date of birth as October 12, 2000 , contrary to the organ donor's alleged claims that he is a 15-year-old kid.
In court documents, Mr. Ekweremadu's lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo, said Mr. Nwanini was flown to the UK with his consent to be a kidney donor for their daughter.
But during a medical examination of Mr. Nwamini's kidneys, it was found that none matched the couple's daughter, according to the documents.
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