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Nnamdi Kanu granted permission to apply for independent medical care

The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, permission to apply for an order of mandamus to compel the Department of State Service (DSS) to allow him unfettered access to medical care.

In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2341/2022, Nnamdi Kanu, through his legal team led by Mike Ozekhome and Ifeanyi Ejiofor, requested an independent medical examination to assess his health condition.

Justice Binta Nyako heard an ex-parte application filed by Nnamdi Kanu and directed his legal team to serve all relevant processes on both the DSS and its Director General, who were cited as the first and second respondents in the matter.

Kanu requested from the DSS his admission records, medical and clinical notes, nursing notes, laboratory test results, pharmaceutical records, radiological scans, images, blood transfusion records, physiotherapy and rehabilitative treatment…
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