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Nigeria: Nnamdi Kanu's Ailment Not Life-Threatening, Fit to Stand Trial - NMA Tells Court

An independent medical panel found Nnamdi Kanu's condition non-life-threatening, clearing him to participate in his terrorism trial starting October 23, court records show.

  • On Thursday, the Nigerian Medical Association panel said Nnamdi Kanu's ailment is not life threatening and concluded he is fit to stand trial, convincing Justice James Omotosho the case could proceed.
  • Justice James Omotosho ordered the Nigerian Medical Association to set up a panel after conflicting medical claims from experts engaged by the prosecution and the defence.
  • The court directed a private consultation between 9am and 12noon on October 22 and allowed Kanu Agabi to meet Kanu outside the Department of State Services.
  • The trial will resume on October 23, and Justice James Omotosho granted Nnamdi Kanu six consecutive days to open and close his defence starting that date.
  • In open court on Thursday, Chief Adegboyega Awomolo tendered the panel's report submitted on October 13 and read part of it during proceedings at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
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Daily Post Nigeria broke the news in Nigeria on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
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