The brother, Jonathan Ukpo Nwanmini, who claimed to be 22 years old, said
”David is my elder brother, we are both of the same father with different mothers and we hail from Ebonyi State. I will be 22 years old by next month and David is 25 years old. I am aware that he travelled because he told me. He did not disclose the country he was travelling to. He simply told me he was going to school abroad.
After some months of not hearing from him, I got his number from his girlfriend and called him. I asked about his studies and work.
He said it was fine, but that he was not working yet, as he needed to go to school first before he could be given a working paper. I told him about our dad who was not feeling fine.
This was the conversation we had this month since January when he travelled. He was staying with us here in Ikotun before he left. We both sell phone accessories. We spoke last week. We even spoke again this week.”
The newspaper quoted another businessman in Ikotun, who pleaded anonymity as saying that: “David left Nigeria in January. He told us that someone promised to sponsor his education in the UK. He never mentioned the name of the person, but from what I have read online, it might be that the person was an intermediary between David and the former Deputy Speaker.”
”David is my elder brother, we are both of the same father with different mothers and we hail from Ebonyi State. I will be 22 years old by next month and David is 25 years old. I am aware that he travelled because he told me. He did not disclose the country he was travelling to. He simply told me he was going to school abroad.
After some months of not hearing from him, I got his number from his girlfriend and called him. I asked about his studies and work.
He said it was fine, but that he was not working yet, as he needed to go to school first before he could be given a working paper. I told him about our dad who was not feeling fine.
This was the conversation we had this month since January when he travelled. He was staying with us here in Ikotun before he left. We both sell phone accessories. We spoke last week. We even spoke again this week.”
The newspaper quoted another businessman in Ikotun, who pleaded anonymity as saying that: “David left Nigeria in January. He told us that someone promised to sponsor his education in the UK. He never mentioned the name of the person, but from what I have read online, it might be that the person was an intermediary between David and the former Deputy Speaker.”
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Someone definitely tutored this organ donor boy. Dunno who is truthful. Either he was coerced into agreeing to donate, then chickened out due to fear or someone gave him the idea and guided him on what to do.
ReplyDeleteWhen will people understand the age of the donor is not even the only issue, either is it their only charge...They are still facing Organ trafficking charges. Except someone is your blood relative, or on their Organ transplant list their laws start getting dicey. A donor cannot be brought into the country and promised anything( whether education or better life,or money). It cannot be commercialized.
DeleteWill post Ronaldas link with of d british laws when i find.
@BnR, yes you are right, but this is also important. Let them pay ONLY for the crimes they have committed. No need to add to it! No need to face charges for using a minor, or for sending a person abroad without him knowing he’s expected to donate his kidney. No need for the boy to say he is a minor or was deceived if it isn’t true. The crime is paying for an organ, let it remain that.
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I can’t see anywhere where it has been said the boy or his family were aware he was been sent abroad for organ donation. Whether the boy is 15, 21 or 25 , the fact remains that the Ekweremadus tried to exploit him. They have children that could donate but they preferred to exploit a homeless boy.Justice will prevail
Delete@bednroses, have you not seen Ike's letter which he addressed to the embassy that the boy was coming as donor to his daughter if their medical investigate matches. The boy is scam who instead asking them for more help decided to play them. We should not mix things up. Abi Oyibo prison no get innocent person for their prison? They make mistakes too
DeleteIt's now crystal clear the boy knew what he went there for,He probably experience the good life and decided to act smart,an opportunist.
ReplyDeleteIt is also clear the Ekweremadus went about the organ donor the wrong way which happens to be illegal and they're very much aware of the consequences if found out.
Both parties were wrong respectively and they should pay for their crimes in accordance
they obtained a medical visa for him they went the legal way there was nothing illegal but the guy tried to outsmart them
DeleteOshey clearance agent. Why don't you lot wait and hear the FULL story instead of your heads swinging from side to side when you hear one little tit bit that crops up every brand new day.
DeleteBelieve all of these at your peril. I still believe the boy’s version over all of these. Never ever believe anything that involves Nigerian Politicians.
DeleteAnon 12:00, you haven't heard the final version either. Relax.
DeleteBeing poor doesn't mean that one is homeless. Poor people can also manipulate and con as easily as the rich.
DeleteIt is well
ReplyDeleteCash out season.
DeleteThe age brouhaha is the smoke screen.
From online reports, the guy is allegedly claiming he was not informed.
Laslas it will be well with everybody.
Ignorance of the law is not an excuse.
DeleteYou cannot pick someone off the street and promise them heaven and earth, if they give you their eye, liver, foot, nose etc.
I AM CERTAIN that their doctor explained this to them as it is the responsibility of doctors to explain the intricacies to them and the hospitals facilitates a match.
I believe someone who is lawyer, and has spent over 30 years in government knows better.
The boy's claim that he was not aware is most likely a lie.
DeleteAt least he is not 15 meaning he knew the plan all along...
ReplyDeleteThe only constant thing in all that has been said is the fact that he was PROMISED GETTING AN EDUCATION and according to him when he got there he discovered that he was to be an organ donor.
DeleteCan we stop trying to make the Ekweremadu's look like the victim here as the boys' only crime was coming from poverty.
The boy's crime here is that he is a wicked and very heartless person. You are poor doesn't mean you lose ur sense of morality. He should have refused to donate from the beginning not exploiting the rich to get what u want and then throwing them under the bus just because they are trying to save their daughter's life
DeleteThank you anon 🙌🏽
DeleteNot exonorating the Ekweremadus at all because our leaders are just a bunch of selfish lots but this boy knew. He had a medical visa, I am sure he was asked 1 or 2 questions at the point of entry in the UK being a first timer. Plus, he also must have gone to the hospital with them in Nigeria for his kidney to be a match with their daughter's.
DeleteIt is absolutely OK for him to renege on his promise and chicken out, afterall, he is only human but the humongous lie just to stay in the UK is not necessary. I hope he gets deported if it is proven that he lied.
They obviously did not tell the boy he is traveling abroad to donate an organ but tricked him they were going to train him abroad. You guys should stop supporting these evil politicians . Only God knows how many youths they have done this to without being caught.
DeleteThey promised to give him free education and he believed because the Ekweremadus are his family or don't have anything to do with their money again? He should find another lie because this one no go gel.
DeleteMeanwhile, let the Ekwere.. face the full consequences of their rash and selfish decision.
Abrodian, kindly note that Ekweremadu is on a diplomatic passport and coverage which means any diplomatic claims he make covering the boy will be accepted until proven otherwise. We have diplomats in the house, kindly shed more light. I come in peace 😁🙌🏽
DeleteWhat documents were filed at the British Embassy? Why not start from there. If there was any hanky panky, wdn't it have been detected at that point?
DeleteFrom the letter circulating online, nevertheless, I blv that the Ekweremadus made it clear that it was a medical affair, from the onset.
No transplant team will even begin preliminary tests before the donor is properly informed and gives consent. This 25 year old crook knew the brain that failed him in Nigeria's derelict school system won't suddenly pick up in saner society.
DeleteWhat a levels or osce did he take abroad to go and start? He knew he was going to donate a kidney for a price and he thought living as a ward of the state will be cheaper and easier. He merely told his step brother a half truth that would not let their "evil mind" block his "glory". Even if it meant putting this kind of family in deep turmoil at this time, he was fine with this kind of gamble making him as evil as the politicians he complains about.
The age doesnt matter.
ReplyDeleteWhat that Ekweremadus did is evil and a crime. Even if the boy is 50yrs
Gbamsolutely 😘
DeleteMore to come
ReplyDeleteThe David guy definitely know what he went to do in UK but had his own plans.
ReplyDeleteI just pray healing for the sick girl.
This is my thought as well @justyswt
DeleteThe sort of lies Nigerians tell is headache-inducing...*sigh*
ReplyDeleteFrom the first time the story broke, l knew he wasn't a minor as purported. Ekweremadu's crime was asking people to vote for someone else other than thier Savior PO and they went to do him dirty. Those who did him dirty and celebrated his 'downfall' want good governance in Nigeria. What an irony 😎
ReplyDeleteEesah, you say what? How did people do him dirty. You mean they snitched on him to the British police. What do you know that we don't??
DeleteSo you are saying a boy that agreed to this and was in the UK loooonnnggg before Ekweremadu made that statement was used by Peter Obi or his supporters? Now you are reaching. Don’t conflate issues.
DeleteMystic
You just can't do without dragging PO and an entire tribe into your comment, I mean any comment at all, this boy left Nigeria since January, so how did it happen.
DeleteI pity your life, can't imagine living with so much hate in your heart
Still trying to comprehend your type of Personality in Real Life ✌️.
DeleteAlways supporting the wrong doings of politicians. They never do wrong in your 👀😄
DeleteThis is why we keep saying you are not alright.
DeleteWho are the people who did them dirty? Who paid someone to give their daughter a kidney?
Why not reason like a human for once!!
I am not one of the 'Peter obi is the only master and saviour' gang but it is clear to all and sundry that the Ekweremadus got caught in the web THEY spun for themselves.
You see this thing called polygamy
ReplyDeleteIf he was your brother from the same mother will you come out and say this? Enemy within
I will never trust anything coming out of a step sibling because they’re full of envy backbiting and evil.
If the boy says he’s 15 then he’s 15. Hardship has made people look older than their age.
Let Justice be done simple
My thought exactly..I'm sure the step brother is jealous of David traveling to abroad..
DeleteThe boy said he is 22 and the donor is his elder brother. But you are saying he is 15. It's alrightttt.
DeleteAs in... a step bro! How sure are we that all was well in their camp before David left? A polygamy setting is not always sweet and anything can happen. Let's wait till the court tell us what they've been able to garner from their investigation.
DeleteWell then.....
ReplyDeleteMore details coming.
DeleteAll the long sentences have gone short like yours.
The ones who insisted Stella was lying after collecting money,unu ncha ga afu nke tolu Emma,ebe obu na isi adiro unu mma
So many stories concerning his age. Everyone giving different account of his age. I go wait for his father to tell us his real age.
ReplyDeleteIf those that stole the country blindly used the money to better this country will that riff raff do this to him. I don't pity them or their families
I love you Yori Yori, you spoke my mind
DeleteThanks. Love you too
DeleteExactly
DeleteWhat if it is your sins that have prevented the construction and maintenance of such life saving facilities? Jesus healed the children of Roman officials who were part of the colonial system oppressing the Jews. If Ekweremadu and David have no mercy, you show mercy that it may be extended to you. If Ekweremadu and David were not in the majority in Nigeria, one wouldn't have become a senator and the other a blackmailer.
DeleteMay God heal this lady.
Of course i knew the guy was lieing right from the begining. That is what a lot of imigrants do. They lie that they are underage so that they will be treated very well. You will see full grown men with beards saying they are 15. They even put them in secondary school with kids and the kids parents will be up in arms. UK will always treat alleged minors very well
ReplyDeleteLol @ alleged minors. I remember one mature man I watched on Border force that was claiming 15 or so. The desperation is real.
DeleteYes ms Abroadian. Once you way you are a minor , they must treat you like one until theycan prove otherwise. It is very hard to prove for sure
DeleteIt's not even about the age anymore, it's more of the Ekweremadus giving something in return to the donor which I believe is not acceptable by WHO.
ReplyDeleteAs for you the sibling, I won't trust what you're saying cos if you both are from the same parents, I don't think you'll even be found, let alone you saying all these. What if them don pay you? We go know? Wo, let the court do their job and I wish the last that's ill a speedy healing.
*lady that's ill a speedy recovery.
DeleteYes its true. Paying for an organ is a crime in the UK.
DeleteSo why publish this in a newspaper. Who asked him the boys age. Some step brothers Sha. If Nigeria hospitals are working, that boy will not have had the privilege of traveling abroad because the transplant will be done in Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteBoth parties were desperate ! Ekweremadu was desperate to get cure for his child. The boy was desperate to get out of poverty. They all acted in poor mental state of mind. However, as a mother, I can't imagine my 15, 22 or 25 year old child make such a life altering decision without involving his immediate family. It is never wise to make life changing decision out of desperation.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you
DeleteJust like the pastor's son, David heard of the opportunity, damned the consequences and decided not to contact anyone who would dissuade him with common sense.
DeleteWish the government and politicians had done the needful, Ekweremadu and his family, would have been save from their present predicament and embarrassment. May justice prevail and may other politicians learn from it to create a working and better system.
ReplyDeleteHello people, they are from IKOTUN, is that not in Lagos State?
ReplyDeleteHow come the documents circulated by the Ekweremadu's advocates situated the boy's residence in Abuja?
Hiaaaaaa! The lies are bearing shildren now o.🙄🙄🙄
Yes, the brother is saying that they live in Ikotun, how come the other report says his voter's card has Abuja as address?
DeleteVery good question @ anon 11:58 , trust these politicians at your own peril, Justice will prevail .
DeleteChai, it's a pity, may God show dem mercy. I feel their pain.
DeleteThe propaganda machines of the deputy senate speaker has bought over this one.
ReplyDeleteWaiting for his stanza two.
My only concern here is the sick lady.. God, please lay your healing hands on her
ReplyDeleteThere is no way at least one of her siblings isn't a match. How selfish can they be, if anything happens to her, it's on them
DeleteAmen!!!
DeleteI am not an expert in such matter as this.
ReplyDeleteThe senator is now facing what some common Nigeria are facing. If Nigeria hospitals are working no need for all this matter.
ReplyDeleteExploitation of a minor or an adult is a crime in a sane society.
ReplyDeleteAnd the step brothers account made it to the front page of the newspaper
ReplyDeleteMay justice prevail,
ReplyDeleteFor now I reserve comments and refuse to believe anyone until the trial date.
ReplyDeleteMy own question is, how did they find him? Was there someone walking around the streets of Lagos asking people to "test" to determine their suitability? Make no body come for my head na question i ask
ReplyDeleteI follow you ask.
DeleteThe step brother is a real household enemy . They have given him small change for him to speak again the poor boy.. But thank God the case is in UK were things work. They cannot bribe the police or judge overthere .
ReplyDeleteMoney good o! See as SDK is defending the Ekweremadus like her life depends on it. Hmmm
ReplyDeleteSo many folks with colonized minds, self loathing people who don’t get it. For Pete’s sake it does not matter how old the boy is. This 20 year senator scammed the boy, with his class of looters like Atikole, Tienubu, PMB, etc refusing to build new ones, maintain or convert one of the formerly good teaching hospitals to world class standards for EVERYONE. Why take sides with Ike? Why is there so much ignorance among the governed? Can we not demand accountability from Ekweremadu & co? He goes around with $20k plus but they can build just one world class hospital if they get it or are forced by SM blitz to, so Atikole, Tienu, PMB etc won’t need to use scarce $ to get treated in the UK or the US. The issue isn't whether this boy whose share of the national cake was scammed is a “scammer”, the issue is why a 20 year senator has no achievement with his colleagues including one single world class transplant center costing less than $100m. Many have data to comment but just don’t get it. Imagine talking about morality regarding the poor boy’s behavior not that of the looter Senator, those folks aren’t very deep. As long as the vast majority of Nigerians are shallow & blame the victim, nothing will change.
ReplyDeleteThe victims of the Owo attack were taken to St Louis hospital & Federal Medical center Owo, built over 50 years ago. The oppressor class of Tinubu, Aketi, Osinbajo, cohorts of entitled “lords” like Ekweremadu spent more on aviation fuel to “visit them” than what is needed to make the medical centers as good as Dog hospitals here! Shameful puctures on blogs showed gunshot patients on METAL of beds in the 🏥without mattresses, some with wounded legs raised on empty cardboard boxes😳 yet the aviation fuel of just one “big” man could buy enough mattresses + other supplies there! We make no demands on them, abusing those who deal with their mess up is uncalled for.
Do you know how many Chronic Kidney Disease patients are in Nigeria? What stops him using his influence to get his band of looters to build one world class hospital after all they spend stolen $ to come here for healthcare cheating UK & US taxpayers as well? Do we look down on ourselves & skills that much? Dubai didn’t exist like this 30 years ago! Ever heard of Biden, Obama,Pelosi or The British goverment officials family members travelling for medical treatment? Why are we so shameless as a people? They referred people from other nations to UCH up to the early 80s. What is wrong with our psyche? Mentally colonized by our own oppressors to think good health care is only for them. They shamelessly messed up the education sector because their kids don’t attend schools again in the country, they ruined & looted funds for healthcare as well, underfunding every crucial sector while padding their personal accounts for shopping😳They are in trouble with healthcare mess up, falling sick is not a planned event so you would think they would act in their own self interest. They think every sickness can wait for 6 hours flight to Europe or 14 hours to the US until it happens to their own even with the $ in their bank accounts! If you have blood clot & Pulmonary Embolism you won’t make a 6-hour flight unless you are started on an anticoagulant IV immediately & that’s if they can run accurate diagnostic D-Dimer tests to even detect it in time before it kills you. Yet many are in traffic for hours or sit on a spot for hours, risk factors for the silent killer! An embolism once formed in the lung chokes victims to death in their sleep! Force them to use the health facilities the governed use, stop the nonsense going on using the power of SM.
A flight to Europe after diagnosis will not save anyone from many emergencies. Whether you think you are rich or you know you are poor, you carry multiple visas & your kids are anchor citizens, as long as you live in Nigeria, fight on SM to get them to build a world class hospital within Nigeria & return ASUU back to classes! Education & Healthcare are vital and are for everyone, rich or poor. It’s not G-Wagon
Whoever you are. Save your breathe. Nigerians deserve the leaders they got. That's why I feel no iota of empathy for their predicament.
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