BREAKING: Court docket adjourns Kanu’s Case to October twenty third, ordered to start Protection [PICS]

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The Federal Excessive Court docket in Abuja has dominated that the medical facility operated by the Division of State Companies (DSS) is totally geared up to deal with the well being wants of Nnamdi Kanu, chief of the proscribed Indigenous Individuals of Biafra (IPOB).

In its ruling on Wednesday, Justice James Omotosho upheld the findings of a medical panel arrange by the Nigerian Medical Affiliation (NMA), which concluded that Kanu’s situation shouldn’t be life-threatening and that he stays match to face trial.

The NMA panel’s report, dated October 13, was submitted to the court docket by the prosecution staff led by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Adegboyega Awomolo. The analysis adopted a court docket order directing an unbiased medical evaluate after conflicting reviews emerged from medical doctors representing each the defence and the prosecution.

Justice Omotosho, after reviewing the report and noting that neither aspect objected to its findings, dominated that the case ought to proceed with out additional delay. The court docket subsequently adjourned the matter to October 23, granting Kanu six consecutive days to open and current his defence.

Kanu is at present standing trial on a number of terrorism-related costs filed by the Federal Authorities. He has been in DSS custody since his re-arrest and repatriation to Nigeria in 2021.

The contemporary directive by the court docket successfully clears the trail for the resumption of the long-drawn authorized battle, which has confronted a number of delays over Kanu’s well being issues and procedural disputes.