Nnamdi Kanu Faces Critical Health Condition, Raises Family Concerns
Family of the convicted Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has cried out over his critical health condition in Sokoto prison.
Reports says that a statement issued on Wednesday 6th August, by Emmanuel Kanu, on behalf of the Okwu-Kanu family, expressed concern about Kanu’s medical condition and the treatment of his independent medical team.
The family urged relevant authorities to ensure Nnamdi Kanu continues to have access to independent medical care.
According to the family, some members of Kanu’s medical team had come under scrutiny by regulatory authorities and urged the relevant institutions to allow the doctors to carry out their duties without interference.
It called for unrestricted access for Kanu to his preferred physicians, the withdrawal of disciplinary proceedings against the doctors, and an independent review of issues relating to his medical records.
The family further disclosed that copies of its petition had been sent to the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel, as well as Nigerian institutions and international human rights organisations.
The statement added, “While Kanu was in custody, his health was systematically neglected and mismanaged. State-appointed doctors allowed his potassium level to fall to what independent physicians described as a life-threatening level capable of causing cardiac arrest.
The statement added that Kanu also suffered from poorly managed hypertension before the intervention of an independent medical team led by Emeritus Professor Martin Aghaji.
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