Emeritus Professor Martin Aghaji, a medical expert who produced an independent assessment of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu’s health, is reportedly arrested in Enugu State. Human rights lawyer Barrister Maxwell Okpara raised the alarm in a statement on Saturday, saying Aghaji was taken from his residence in Independence Layout, Enugu, on Friday, July 3, 2026. Okpara links the reported arrest to Aghaji’s medical reports, which he says contradict the official health account presented by the Department of State Services (DSS). No official reason for the arrest is provided in the accounts cited by both outlets. Okpara calls on professional and legal bodies, including the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), as well as civil society organizations, to intervene and ensure due process. The reports emphasize that the medical expert’s assessments are said to challenge the DSS version of Kanu’s condition and that Aghaji should not be intimidated for speaking on the matter, according to Okpara.
Medical expert Martin Aghaji arrested in Enugu after issuing independent report on Nnamdi Kanu
Emeritus Professor Martin Aghaji, a medical expert who produced an independent assessment of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu’s health, is reportedly arrested in Enugu State. Huma...
- Emeritus Professor Martin Aghaji is reported to be arrested in Enugu State.
- Human rights lawyer Barrister Maxwell Okpara publicly alerts that Aghaji was arrested.
- Aghaji is said to have been picked up at his Independence Layout residence in Enugu on Friday, July 3, 2026.
- Okpara says Aghaji’s independent medical assessments reportedly contradict the official report presented by the Department of State Services (DSS).
- No reason for Aghaji’s arrest is stated in the reports; Okpara calls on the NMA, NBA, and civil society to intervene.
Emeritus Professor Martin Aghaji, a medical expert who issued an independent report on the health condition of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has reportedly been arrested in Enugu. A human rights lawyer, Barrister Maxwell Okpara, raised the alarm over Aghaji’s arrest in a statement on Saturday. Okpara said the medical expert was picked up at his Independence Layout residence in Enugu on Friday. The lawyer urged the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Nigeria Bar Association, NBA, and civil society organizations to intervene in the matter. Although no reason has been given for Aghaji’s arrest, Okpara noted that the medical report he tendered on Kanu’s health countered the official version presented by the Department of State Services, DSS. Okpara said in the statement, “Information has reached me that Emeritus Professor Martin Aghaji, the medical expert who reportedly issued independent medical reports on the health condition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested at his residence in Independence Layout, Enugu State, on 3rd July, 2026. “Prof. Aghaji’s reported medical assessments were said to have countered the official medical report presented by the Department of State Services, DSS. “We call on the Nigerian Medical Association, Nigeria Bar Association, Civil Society Group and other relevant authorities to ensure that due process and the rule of law is strictly observed and nobody should be intimidated for speaking the truth.”
2 hours agoEmeritus Professor Martin Aghaji, a medical expert who issued an independent report on the health condition of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has reportedly been arrested in Enugu. A human rights lawyer, Barrister Maxwell Okpara, raised the alarm over Aghaji’s arrest in a statement on Saturday. Okpara said the medical expert was picked […] Medical expert who countered DSS report on Nnamdi Kanu’s health arrested in Enugu
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