The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to be transferred from the custody of the State Security Service (SSS) to prison.
Alluding to a worsening heart condition, Mr Kanu also urged the court to make an order granting him access to his cardiology doctor.
Premium Times obtained a copy of Mr Kanu’s application as his trial on charges of treasonable felony began on Monday.
Mr Kanu who fled Nigeria, ditching his trial in 2017, was rearrested and brought back to Nigeria last month under controversial circumstances.
He was produced in court on June 29, when the trial judge, Binta Nyako, ordered him to be remanded in the custody of the SSS and adjourned the case till today (Monday).
The hearing resumed with the arrival of the judge around 11.10 a.m. on Monday.
Mr Kanu was conspicuously absent as the SSS, curiously, failed to produce him in court.
The prosecution cited issues of “logistics” as the reason for SSS’ inability to produce Mr Kanu in court, but defence lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, countered the suggestion, saying the defendant had been moved out of Abuja.
Mrs Nyako subsequently adjourned the trial till October 21.