The Federal High Court, Abuja has granted the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, permission
Specifically, he is praying to the court for an order, granting him leave to, “apply for judicial review in the form of an order of mandamus, compelling the respondents to allow the applicant unhindered access to his medical doctors to enable them to conduct an independent examination of his present deteriorating health condition, as earlier ordered by the Federal High Court, Abuja, Coram, Hon. Justice B.F.M.
He argued that the respondents have repeatedly denied him access to medical doctors of his choice to independently examine him, contrary to the order of the court. He also alleged that his health condition worsened following his detention where he was subjected to torture, inhuman treatment and degradation and that he suffered a mild cardiac arrest before he was “smuggled back into Nigeria.”
Kanu told the court, in an affidavit, that before his arrest in Kenya and extraordinary rendition back to Nigeria, he visited a specialist cardiologist every week for medical examination and treatment. He added that even though he has been discharged by the appellate court and his further detention is prohibited, he is still being held in solitary confinement in the custody of the respondents, where he is exposed to daily mental and psychological torture and degradation of his person.All rights reserved.
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