Ike Ekweremadu has been a senator in Nigeria since 2003
A prominent Nigerian senator and his wife charged with conspiracy to harvest a man’s kidney in the UK will face trial at the Old Bailey.
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, and Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, 55, are said to have transported a 21-year-old man from Nigeria to London.
Prosecutors allege the couple planned to have his kidney removed so that it could be given to their daughter.
The Ekweremadus then appears in the Old Bailey on August 4.
The alleged victim allegedly refused to agree to the procedure after undergoing tests at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead.
It is said that the Ekweremadus treated him like a slave before he escaped and went to Staines Police Station in Surrey.
The couple was arrested at Heathrow Airport on June 21 after arriving on a flight from Turkey.
Remanded in custody
Both appeared in the dock at Westminster Magistrates’ Court earlier on Thursday, following previous hearings at Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court last month.
Mr Ekweremadu is charged with conspiracy to arrange or facilitate travel of another for the purpose of exploitation while his wife is charged with arranging or facilitating travel of another for the purpose of exploitation.
The couple were not asked to enter pleadings, but the court heard they have pleaded not guilty.
They deny that there was any criminal conspiracy and will say there was no exploitation, it was said.
Deputy Chief Magistrate Tan Ikram has them in custody for their next performance at the Old Bailey.
He lifted a reporting restriction for the complainant, who was previously described as a child.
Due to the nature of the indictment, the complainant still has anonymity despite being over 18.
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