On Friday, a Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the Nigerian Immigration Service and three banks to immediately provide Ike Ekweremadu, the detained former vice president of the Nigerian Senate, with information about David Ukpo so that he can represent himself in a London court.
The order was given by Justice Inyang Ekwo as she rendered her decision in a case brought by Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice.
The judgment against the defendants followed their non-appearance in court to defend the suit.
According to the court order, Senator Ekweremadu must receive access to all official documents pertaining to Ukpo, including the account opening package, in order to determine the Ukpo’s actual age.
Ukpo had claimed at a London court that he was a minor of 15 years old which led to the arrest and detention of the Nigerian Senator.
Other defendants are the Comptroller General (C-G), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank, United Bank of Africa (UBA), and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc as 2nd to 5th respondents, respectively.