Kanu Petitions NMA Over Alleged Manipulation of Medical Records by DSS

The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has petitioned the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), accusing the Department of State Services (DSS) of manipulating his medical records and subjecting him to negligent treatment in custody.

The petition, transmitted through his legal team, was titled “Grave Concerns Regarding My Medical Treatment and Health Management in DSS Custody: Request for Urgent Intervention, Protection of Independent Practitioners, and Immediate Release of NMA Medical Assessment Report.”

Kanu personally signed the letter from DSS detention in Abuja. It was also copied to the Registrar of the Federal High Court, Justice James Omotosho, and the Director-General of the DSS. His lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, made the document public.

In the petition, Kanu wrote:

“My health, already weakened by my violent abduction in Kenya, has been compromised further by inconsistent, falsified, and sometimes outright negligent medical practices within Nigeria. This letter is intended not only to bring my condition to the formal attention of the NMA but also to invoke the ethical responsibilities of the medical profession under both Nigerian law and international human rights standards.”

He urged the NMA to investigate allegations of record manipulation, safeguard independent medical practitioners—particularly Emeritus Professor Martin Aghaji, whom he credited with saving his life—and secure the immediate release of the NMA medical team’s report of September 22, 2025, which a Federal High Court had ordered to be filed within four days.

Recounting his arrest in Kenya before being renditioned to Nigeria, Kanu alleged he was subjected to brutal treatment:

> “For eight days, I was chained by the leg to a wall in a pitch dark, windowless room. On the very first day, my head was slammed against the edge of a car door, resulting in an open wound. For the first five days, I was denied food, water, and medication. When my body began to fail, a doctor was summoned, and I was compelled to ingest medications without explanation.”

According to him, the treatment—marked by “brutality, secrecy, and denial of basic medical rights”—left him gravely weakened before his eventual transfer to Nigeria.