The legal team of the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has petitioned the World Medical Association (WMA), over his deteriorating health in the custody of the Department of State Services, (DSS).
The letter, dated October 3, 2025, was written by the law offices of Bruce Fein, Washington D.C, and addressed to Dr. Jacqueline Kitulu, President of the World Medical Association.
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The registrar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, director general of the DSS, the Nigeria Medical and Dental Council and the president of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), were all copied in the letter.
The lawyers informed the World Medical Association that Kanu has been denied proper medical care for four years, since his arrest in Kenya and rendition to Nigeria in 2021.
They noted that the IPOB leader is currently suffering life threatening ailments that arose due to his incarceration in solidarity confinement.
The letter asked the WMA to investigate the alleged manipulation of Kanu’s medical records by the DSS.
