By Vivian Micheal, Abuja
The former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has on Tuesday, asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to dismiss the suit by the alleged organ harvest victim, David Ukpo seeking to stop the release of his bio-data to London Court.
The detained Senator said in a counter affidavit against the suit, that Ukpo has no basis to entertain any fear in the release of his visa application information and his bank account opening package except if he had lied on his real age.
Ukpo, who is the victim of the alleged organ harvesting scandal involving Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, had on August 30 asked the Court to set aside its July 1 order for the release of his bio-data for use in a London court in Ekweremadu’s trial.
However, the Senator, in acounter affidavit deposed to by his younger brother, Bright Ekweremadu, denied the allegations that he demanded for Ukpo’s bio-data.
Ekweremadu, through his counsel, Mr Eyitayo Fatigun, insisted that what the Federal High Court ordered to be released to London Court was Ukpo’s bank account opening package and the information supplied in his visa application request.
Meanwhile, Ekweremadu revealed that based on July 1, 2022 order of the court, the required documents have since been transmitted to two different courts in the United Kingdom.
Consequently, it is too late in the day for Ukpo to seek reversal of a valid order that had been executed to determine his real age only.
In the light of the above, he prayed the court to dismiss the suit for being frivolous, abuse of court and lacking in merit having been overtaken by event.
In his response, counsel to Ukpo, Mr Ojonugwa Oguche, asked the court to adjourn the matter for him to react to the counter affidavit.
In a bench ruling, Justice Inyang Ekwo, granted Ukpo’s request and fixed the matter for hearing for September 20.