A federal high court in Abuja has granted an order directing the president of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to constitute an investigative panel to ascertain the health condition of Nnamdi Kanu.
James Omotosho, presiding judge, gave the directive on
Friday while ruling on an application seeking to move the defendant from the
Department of State Services (DSS) custody to the National Hospital in the
federal capital territory (FCT) for treatment.
In an application on September 3, Kanu’s counsel submitted
that the defendant’s health condition has been on a “worrisome decline” in
custody.
Musa Liman, the vacation judge, had earlier granted leave
for the application to be heard during the court’s annual leave period, citing
its urgency.
“I believe that the right to health is as important as the
right to life. And so I agree that this matter can be heard by the vacation
court,” Liman ruled.
The judge had then fixed September 15 for hearing, directing
Kanu’s counsel, Uchenna Njoku (SAN), to serve processes on the DSS.
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