A UNITED Kingdom (UK) magistrate court in Westminster will today decide whether or not the trial of a former Nigerian Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, will continue under the country’s legal system.

The Ekweremadus were arrested and charged for bringing a child to the country for organ harvesting, a potential offence under modern slavery legislation in the UK.

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For the second time, the Uxbridge Magistrate Court heard the case against the pair last Thursday, where it announced that Attorney General Suella Braverman would determine whether the case will continue in the UK or be transferred to Nigeria where the alleged crime originated.

Today’s trial began at about 11am UK local time and just like last week, there is a large Nigerian delegation.

The delegation include staff from the Nigeria High Commission and other top government officials from Nigeria present in the public gallery to show support to the Ekweremadus.

More details later.