General of Nigeria Immigration Service, Isah Idris, has confirmed that Mr Ukpo Nwamini David, the person at the heart of the alleged organ harvesting involving former Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, is not 15-year -old but 22 years -old.
This came on a day a lady who identified herself as Martha Uche offered to donate her kidney to Sonia, daughter of former Deputy Senate President.
Also yesterday, the Ebonyi State Government stated that it has decided to wade into the case.“
Speaking with select journalists yesterday, the Nigeria Immigration Service boss said David applied for the international passport using the service’s portal after “The facts of the matter are that the said Mr. David Ukpo Nwamina applied and paid for the enhanced standard passport using the NIS portal after which he approached the Gwagwalada Passport Office, FCT Abuja, on the 2nd November, 2021 for his interview.
“To support his application, Mr. Nwamina presented all the necessary documents required, including his National Population Commission (NPC) issued Birth Certificate, showing 12 October, 2000, as his date of birth; his National Identity Number (NIN) corroborating the date of birth on his birth certificate, issued by NIMC; a letter of introduction issued by Ebonyi State Government Liaison Office situated at Maitama District Abuja, and a Guarantor’s form duly signed by one Mr. Uchechukwu Chukwuma Ogbonno.”
“The Nigerian Immigration service relies on information and documentation from other government agencies as the National Population Commission, NPC, and the National Identification Management Commission, NIMC,” he said.
He said the case of David was not an exception as the Immigration Service followed all the due process in issuing the international passport to him.
Jere, therefore, appealed to the public to know that as a Nigerian, David was validly issued a Nigerian International passport.
Asked if the British government or the National Assembly has contacted the Immigration office regarding the case of David, he said nobody has contacted the service.
Recall that Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice Nwanneka were remanded in custody in London on Thursday, after being charged with plotting to have a 15-year-old boy taken into the United Kingdom to harvest his organs.
