The Digest:
Detained IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu has filed a N50 billion lawsuit against the Nigerian Medical Association, accusing its panel of submitting a fabricated health assessment that declared him fit for trial despite his claims of deteriorating condition. According to court documents, Kanu alleges the medical report was forged without any physical examination, deepening the legal battle over his health and detention rights.
Key Points:
- Nnamdi Kanu files N50bn lawsuit against NMA over "false" medical report.
- The report declared him fit for trial despite claims of liver and pancreatic issues.
- Kanu alleges the NMA panel never examined him as ordered by the court.
- The suit describes the report as "gross professional misconduct and perjury."
- Defendants include the MA president and all nine panel members.
- Kanu seeks a fresh medical examination by independent specialists.
- He demands N50bn in damages for health injury and rights violation.
Sources: Leadership News
