The Nigerian Medical Association has conducted the court-ordered health examinations on the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.
According to Punch, the Secretary-General of the NMA, Dr. Ben Egbo, confirmed the development on Sunday.
The Federal High Court in Abuja had on September 26 ordered the NMA to, within eight days, constitute a panel of medical experts to assess the health condition of Kanu.
In his ruling, Justice James Omotosho ordered the NMA President to submit the committee’s report within eight days for consideration on whether Kanu should be transferred to the National Hospital for treatment.
On Sunday, the NMA’s Secretary-General, Egbo, said the evaluation had been done as ordered by the court, adding that the report had been submitted to the Attorney General of the Federation.
Egbo said, “The court gave an order that we should do it. I think, within eight days, and immediately the Department of State Services wrote to us, we summoned a committee of seven doctors with one coordinator, making it eight.
“We had the seven doctors from the seven geopolitical zones of Nigeria with different fields of specialty in Ophthalmology, Neurology, Urology, Gastroenterology, and other various areas of specialty.
“They went there, examined him (Kanu), and the committee wrote their report to us, and it was sent to the Attorney General of the Federation.”
The judge’s ruling followed an application by Kanu to be moved from the custody of the Department of State Services to the National Hospital, over what he described as his failing health.
The judge directed that the committee, among other tasks, should assess the DSS hospital to confirm whether it has the capacity to meet Kanu’s health needs.
Justice Omotosho further ruled that the NMA committee would be at liberty to make use of any hospital in the country for its investigations.
The General-Secretary emphasised that any further inquiries be directed to the Ministry of Justice.
“We have submitted the report to the Attorney General’s office as instructed. Anyone seeking details should contact the Ministry of Justice,” he added.
Meanwhile, Kanu, through his legal team, has petitioned the World Medical Association over what he described as serious health challenges and inadequate medical care while in the custody of the Department of State Services.
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