By CHARLES lWUOHA

Emeritus Professor Martin Aghaji, a medical expert who issued an independent report on the health condition of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the imprisoned leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has reportedly been arrested in Enugu.

A human rights lawyer, Barrister Maxwell Okpara, raised the alarm over Aghaji's arrest in a statement issued this Saturday morning, July 4, 2026.

Okpara said the renowned 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 and demand Aghaji's release.

Although no reason has been given for Aghaji's arrest, Okpara noted that the medical report he tendered on Kanu's health during the separatist leader's trial 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."

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