Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to constitute a team of medical experts to ascertain the health status of the Biafra nation agitator, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
The committee was given eight days to submit its report to the court for consideration on whether to transfer Kanu to the National Hospital for treatment or not.
Justice Omotosho, while issuing the order on Friday, said that the committee, among others, should visit the hospital of the Department of State Services (DSS) to confirm whether it has the capacity to meet the health needs of Kanu or not.
He further stated that the NMA committee should be at liberty to make use of any hospital in the country to carry out its investigations.
The judge directed that the committee should comprise between eight to ten members of the NMA and must include a cardiologist and a neurologist.
In addition, the judge ordered that the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital must also be a member of the committee.
The decision of the judge followed the divergent views held by the DSS and private consultants of Kanu, who made different recommendations on his health.
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Court gives NMA President 8 days to ascertain health status of Nnamdi Kanu