Nnamdi Kanu’s Wife Begs Court To Save Husband’s Life, Rejects DSS Medical Report
Favour Michael Kanu, wife of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has appealed to Justice James Omotosho of the Abuja High Court not to let her husband die in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS).
In an open letter to the judge on Thursday, Mrs. Kanu expressed deep concern over what she described as the deteriorating health of her husband, faulting the medical report presented in court by a panel of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA).
The NMA team had earlier informed the court that Kanu’s condition was not life-threatening and that he was fit to stand trial. However, Mrs. Kanu dismissed the report as misleading and unethical, insisting that her husband’s health was critical and required urgent medical care outside the DSS facility.
She urged the court to order his transfer to another hospital within Abuja, warning that keeping him at the DSS clinic could worsen his condition.
“When your Lordship took over Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s case in March 2025, I strongly believed justice was at hand, having read about your impeccable reputation. However, the recent developments in court make me wonder if those attributes were exaggerated,” the letter read in part.
She accused the court of indecisiveness and delays, alleging that the proceedings were being deliberately prolonged to keep her husband in detention.
Mrs. Kanu also questioned the authenticity of the NMA’s report, claiming that it was never properly conducted. According to her, the DSS produced a “disjointed and unethical” report instead.
She blamed her husband’s poor health on the alleged torture he suffered after being “illegally brought back from Kenya,” adding that he has since been held in harsh conditions without adequate medical care.
“Why will your Lordship deny Mazi Nnamdi Kanu the opportunity to be treated in a proper hospital in Abuja instead of subjecting him to a poorly equipped DSS clinic?” she asked.
Mrs. Kanu appealed to Justice Omotosho to intervene swiftly, stressing that her husband’s life was at risk and that justice must not be sacrificed to bureaucracy.
