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Document Shows Senator Ekweremadu Applied For Kidney Transplant Visa For Donor
Although Senator Ekweremadu was arrested on June 23 over charges he tried to smuggle in a child to the UK for organ harvesting.
The former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, had early informed the UK authorities that he was taking one David Ukpo to abroad for a kidney transplant for his daughter.
A letter that accompanied the visa application obtained by Afrika Eyes showed that Senator Ekweremadu applied for visa for David Ukpo on December 28, 2021.
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The letter read “I am writing in support of the visa application made by Mr Ukpo Nwamini David who is currently having medical investigations for a kidney donation to Ms Sonia Ekweremadu.
“David and Sonia will be at the Royal Free Hospital London, and I will be providing the necessary funding. I have enclosed a statement of my bank account,” the letter said.
Although Senator Ekweremadu was arrested on June 23 over charges he tried to smuggle in a child to the UK for organ harvesting.
However, he appeared in court on Thursday afternoon in London and was denied bail along with his is wife Beatrice Ekweremadu.
