Kanu Sues NMA For ₦50bn Over Fake Health Report

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has filed a ₦50 billion lawsuit against the Nigerian Medical Association and its panel, accusing them of producing a “fabricated” medical report that wrongly found him fit to face trial.

He argues that the report ignored his serious health complaints while in DSS custody.

The court action follows a September ruling by Justice James Omotosho, who ordered the NMA to convene a medical team to assess Kanu’s health after the IPOB leader raised alarms about worsening liver and pancreatic issues, a lump under his arm, and critically low potassium levels. Kanu had requested a transfer to the National Hospital for medical care.

In October, the NMA panel submitted its findings, declaring Kanu fit to stand trial. But Kanu now says in court filings that none of the listed panel members ever personally examined him, and that the report submitted was wholly invented. He labeled the move “gross professional misconduct” and “perjury.”

Kanu has asked the Federal Capital Territory High Court to order a completely independent review by medical experts with no ties to the current panel. He also wants a public retraction of the disputed report and an injunction barring the NMA from using or relying on any medical findings that were not properly verified.

He is demanding ₦50 billion in compensation for physical, emotional, and reputational harm, and a further ₦500 million in exemplary damages for what he says is malicious abuse of medical authority.

Kanu’s legal team says he has been denied the medical care he needs, and that the false report put him at risk. The case adds a new chapter to his ongoing legal battle.