Court orders DSS to allow Kanu access to his medical records

On Thursday, the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled in favour of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, ordering the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow him access to his medical records.

The court judgment, delivered by Justice Binta Nyako, stated that the objections raised by the security agency against Kanu’s request lacked merit.

Justice Nyako emphasized that Kanu’s constitutional rights entitled him to access both the medical records he had requested and the medical doctors of his choice. However, she also ruled that the independent medical examination requested by Kanu should be supervised by the DSS. The entire examination process is to be recorded and sealed for security purposes.

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The court’s decision came after Kanu filed a suit through his legal team led by Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/2341/2022, Kanu sought an order for judicial review, compelling the respondents to grant him unhindered access to his medical doctors for an independent examination of his deteriorating health condition. This examination was previously ordered by the Federal High Court, Abuja, on October 21, 2021, and is required by the provisions of section 7 of the Anti-Torture Act, 2017.

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Additionally, Kanu requested the court’s order to avail him of all his medical records from June 29, 2021, until the present date. These records include admission records, medical and clinical notes, nursing notes, observation charts, documentation during treatment or hospital stay, laboratory test results, pharmaceutical records, radiological scans, images and reports, blood transfusion records, physiotherapy and rehabilitative treatment records, clinical findings, as well as diagnosis and treatment prescribed records.

The ruling provides a significant development in the ongoing legal battle surrounding Nnamdi Kanu’s detention, as it grants him access to crucial medical records and the ability to have an independent examination conducted by his chosen medical professionals.

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