Kanu Fit For Trial, Says Medical Association

A Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) squad which examined the wellness presumption of the person of banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said the ailment helium complained is not life-threatening.

Justice James Omotosho, midway into Kanu’s coercion proceedings earlier a Federal High Court successful Abuja, asked the president of the NMA to enactment up a squad to ascertain Kanu’s wellness presumption pursuing conflicting claims connected the contented by aesculapian experts engaged by the prosecution and the defence.

In the panel’s report, submitted to the tribunal connected October 13 by the prosecution squad led by Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), portion of which was work successful the unfastened tribunal astatine yesterday’s proceedings, it was stated the the defendant’s ailment is not life-threatening.

The squad concluded that Kanu is acceptable to basal trial.

Based connected the accusation contained successful the study and successful the lack of immoderate objection from lawyers to the parties, Justice Omotosho said the tribunal was convinced that the suspect could proceed with the trial.
Justice Omotosho subsequently granted the suspect six consecutive days, begining from October 23, to unfastened and adjacent his defence.

The justice granted an oral exertion by defence lawyer, Kanu Agabi (SAN) that Kanu’s ineligible squad beryllium granted backstage consultation accidental with the defendant, extracurricular the premises of the Department of State Services (DSS).

Agabi said the defendant’s ineligible squad was acrophobic that its consultation with him (Kanu) could beryllium tapped oregon recorded by the DSS.

Justice Omotosho besides acceded to Agabi’s petition that the backstage gathering with Kanu beryllium held successful the courtroom, during which lone the suspect and his lawyers would beryllium present.

By the court’s directive, the backstage consultation gathering volition clasp wrong the courtroom betwixt 9am and 12nooon connected October 22, portion the proceedings volition resume connected October 23.