Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, have filed a lawsuit in the Federal High Court of Abuja against the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), and two commercial banks.
The couple brought the lawsuit before Justice Inyang Ekwo in response to allegations of organ harvesting by United Kingdom authorities against them, involving one David Nwamini.
Newsclickng.com had reported that the London Metropolitan Police said it had arrested Senator Ekweremadu and his wife over allegations of conspiring to bring a child to the UK for organ harvesting.
The couple subsequently appeared before a British judge, which ordered that they remain in detention until July 7 as investigations into the charges against them continue.
While the Metropolitan Police stated that Nwamini was 15 years old, the NIS emphasised that it will issue an international passport stating his age as 21 following due process.
As the controversy continues, Senator Ekweremadu and his wife filed an originating summon through their counsel and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Adegboyega Awomolo, at the court in Abuja.
They prayed the court for an order directing the NIMC to bring out the Certified True Copy of the biodata of David Ukpo Nwamini.
Awomolo who gave 20 grounds said Nwamini’s National Identification Number, which is in the possession of the NIMC, should be produced for the purpose of facilitating the criminal investigation and tendering same to establish his client’s innocence.
He also sought an order directing the Comptroller General of NIS to provide them with the documents and application form which Nwamini presented to obtain his international passport, for the purpose of assisting the criminal investigation and tendering same before the Uxbridge Magistrate Court in the UK.
The lawyer also prayed the court for an order directing Stanbic IBTC Bank and UBA to provide the Certified True Copy of mandate card and account opening package in their custody.
He informed the court that the application was brought pursuant to Order 3, Rule 1 of the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2019, Sections 6 and 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended).
Justice Ekwo has fixed July 1 for the hearing of the matter.