Kanu is currently facing a seven-count terrorism charge before the Federal High Court.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to set up a panel of medical experts to assess the health condition of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
Delivering the ruling on Friday, Justice James Omotosho directed that the panel’s findings be submitted to the court within eight days. The report, he said, would guide the court in ruling on Kanu’s application to be moved from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) to the National Hospital, Abuja, for medical care.
Justice Omotosho further instructed the medical team to inspect the DSS medical facility to determine whether it has the capacity to adequately manage Kanu’s health needs. He added that the panel, which should consist of between eight and 10 NMA members, must include a cardiologist, a neurologist, and the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital.
The court also granted the team the liberty to use any hospital in the country to carry out its investigations.
Kanu is currently facing a seven-count terrorism charge before the Federal High Court.