The health status of the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is still under investigation by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
This is as it was revealed in court on Wednesday that the NMA panel set up to assess the health status of the detained IPOB leader is yet to conclude its assignment.
Naijaonpoint recalls that Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja had on September 26 ordered the NMA President to set up a team of medical experts to examine Kanu and determine whether he is still fit to undergo his ongoing terrorism trial.
However, when the case came up on Wednesday, the lawyer for the prosecution, Suraj Sa’ada (SAN), told the court that he was informed that the medical panel had yet to conclude its assignment.
Sa’ada urged the court to give the panel more time to conduct a thorough investigation and submit a report.
He suggested that the panel be given another week to enable it to conclude its task.
Defence lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), did not object to the one-week adjournment sought by the lawyer for the prosecution.
Based on the submissions, Justice Omotosho adjourned the matter till October 16.
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