Nnamdi Kanu’s ailment not life-threatening, fit to stand trial – NMA tells court

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) sheet constituted by its president, connected Thursday, told the Federal High Court successful Abuja that Nnamdi Kanu’s complained-about ailment was not life-threatening.

NAN reports that Justice James Omotosho had ordered the NMA to acceptable up a sheet to ascertain the existent wellness presumption of Kanu, the detained person of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The bid followed conflicting reports issued by aesculapian experts engaged by the Department of State Services (DSS) and the defence.

In the panel’s study submitted to the tribunal connected Oct. 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 that “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 parties, Justice Omotosho said the tribunal was convinced that the suspect could proceed with the trial.

The justice subsequently granted Kanu six consecutive days, opening from Oct. 23, to unfastened and adjacent his defence.

The justice arsenic granted an oral exertion by defence lawyer Kanu Agabi, SAN, that Kanu’s ineligible squad beryllium granted a backstage consultation accidental with the suspect extracurricular the premises of the 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 beryllium held wrong the courtroom betwixt 9am and 12noon connected Oct. 22, portion the proceedings volition resume connected Oct. 23. (NAN)

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