The Federal High Court ordered the President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) to constitute a team of medical experts to ascertain the health status of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Justice James Omotosho gave the order on Friday in Abuja following the divergent views held by the Department of State Services (DSS) and private consultants of Kanu, who made different recommendations on the health of Kanu.
The judge gave the committee eight days to submit its report to the court for consideration on whether to transfer Kanu to the National Hospital for treatment or not.
He said that the committee should comprise between eight and 10 members of the NMA and shall include a Cardiologist and a Neurologist.
Besides, the judge ordered that the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital must also be a member of the committee.
Justice Omotosho said the committee, among others, should visit the hospital of the DSS to confirm whether it has the capacity to meet the health needs of Kanu or not.
He said that the NMA committee should be at liberty to make use of any hospital in the country to carry out its investigations.