JUST-IN: Kanu Medically Fit To Stand Trial, Says NMA Panel

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) squad that examined the wellness presumption of the person of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said that the ailment complained by detained self-acclaimed Biafra person was not beingness threatening, hence helium was medically acceptable to basal trial.

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

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 during Thursday’s proceedings, it was stated the the defendant’s ailment was not beingness threatening.

The squad concluded that Kanu was acceptable to basal trial.

Based connected the accusation contained successful the study and successful the lack of immoderate objection from lawyers to some 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, opening 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 on October 23.