The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a proscribed Igbo separatist group, has outrightly rejected the medical evaluation submitted by the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) regarding the health condition of their detained leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. This report is intended to be introduced as evidence at the Federal High Court in Abuja during Kanu’s upcoming hearing on Wednesday.
IPOB has dismissed the document as invalid, inadmissible, and ethically compromised, questioning its authenticity and reliability.
In a formal declaration issued on Wednesday and signed by Barrister Chukwuma Benson Ihejiofor, representing IPOB’s Legal Advisory Directorate, the organization emphasized that the report was prepared before the court mandated an independent medical examination and was commissioned by the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).
The statement strongly criticized the report, accusing it of undermining judicial authority and violating medical ethics. IPOB alleged that the NMA colluded with the AGF and the Department of State Services (DSS) to manipulate evidence and obstruct justice.
“This medical report was compiled prior to the court’s order for an independent health assessment and was never shared with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, despite assurances from the NMA. It appears to have been influenced by the Attorney-General of the Federation, which breaches both judicial directives and medical ethical codes,” the statement asserted.
“On September 23, 2025, the NMA’s Vice-President personally guaranteed Kanu and his family that the report would be handed over that evening. Yet, the document remains undisclosed to him to this day.”
“Concealing this report violates Section 23(1) of the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, which requires transparency between healthcare providers and their patients.”
“Generating a medical report at the behest of a litigant (the AGF) and then deliberately withholding it from the patient while planning to submit it in court is a blatant breach of both legal and ethical standards.”
“By engaging in this conduct, the NMA has compromised its impartiality and damaged the reputation of the Nigerian medical profession.”
“If this report is accepted as evidence, it would amount to judicial complicity in an executive cover-up.”
“No accused person can be fairly required to respond to a document they have not received or examined. This contravenes the fundamental legal principle of audi alteram partem, which guarantees the right to a fair hearing.”
“To date, no court-approved medical re-evaluation of Kanu has been conducted. Any report prepared before or withheld after the court’s directive is both inadmissible and unconstitutional. The defense will vigorously oppose its admission and demand an inquiry into the NMA’s role.”
“A report created before the court’s order and kept from the defendant holds no legal weight. Allowing it would mock the principles of justice and the rule of law.”
“IPOB remains resolute in its commitment to peaceful and lawful advocacy for truth and justice concerning Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case.”