IPOB Slams DSS for Arresting Kanu’s Personal Physician over His Medical Report

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has strongly condemned the Department of State Services (DSS) for the arrest, detention, and intimidation of Professor Emeritus Martin Aghaji, the personal physician to IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu. Aghaji, an internationally recognized cardiothoracic surgeon and academic, was reportedly apprehended by DSS operatives from his Enugu residence early on Friday, July 3, 2027.

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with cautious relief

He was subsequently released on Monday after spending 72 hours at a DSS facility in Lagos, following interventions from his professional association and Kanu's legal team. In a statement issued by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful, IPOB expressed "cautious relief" at Aghaji's release, highlighting that the medical expert was allegedly harassed over a medical report he provided concerning Kanu's health during his trial.

IPOB described the incident as a "national disgrace and a direct assault on the medical profession," noting that a distinguished medical icon of global repute was abducted in the middle of the night simply for reporting on the health condition of their leader. The movement stated that Aghaji endured this ordeal after being "seized in a midnight raid at his Enugu residence, dragged to Abuja and then Lagos, before being dumped after intense pressure from lawyers and the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)."

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what Professor Aghaji just endured is the daily reality for every legal and medical practitioner associated with (Kanu’s) high-profile case.

The Biafra self-determination movement extended its gratitude to Kanu's lawyers for their "prompt and courageous intervention in raising the alarm" and commended the NMA for its "swift and principled stand." IPOB asserted that the intervention forced the DSS to yield, but emphasized that the experience of Professor Aghaji reflects the "daily reality for every legal and medical practitioner associated with (Kanu’s) high-profile case."

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However, the fact that this distinguished medical icon, a man of global pedigree, could be abducted in the dead of night for simply telling the truth about our leader’s health condition is a national disgrace and a direct assault on the medical profession.