Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to grant the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, access to a medical doctor of his choice on grounds that he requires urgent ear surgery amidst his reported failing health.
In his ruling, Justice Nyako also directed the secret police to monitor, document, and seal any medical sessions performed on the IPOB leader for security reasons.
The trial judge also dismissed the DSS’s preliminary objections to the motion before him, arguing that Kanu has the right to medical care even while in jail.
The court, in its judgment, also ordered that all Kanu’s medical records be made available to the IPOB leader.
Kanu, who has been in the custody of the DSS since June 2021, is facing terrorism-related charges brought against him by the secret police.