Tukur Mamu, who is accused of terrorism and currently facing trial, has filed a request with the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking to be relocated from the custody of the Department of State Services, DSS.
He pleaded with Justice Inyang Ekwo to vary the remand order against him for a remand at Kuje Prison instead of DSS custody.
At the resumption of his trial, Mamu through his lawyer, Abdul Mohammed, alleged that the order of the court made on December 19, 2023, that he be allowed access to his physician for medical treatment was not complied with by the DSS.
In his motion on notice argued by Mohammed, Mamu claimed that he was allowed access to the physician once during which a report of comprehensive medical examination to be carried out on him was submitted to the DSS.
Since the submission of the report, Mamu alleged that the physician had not been allowed to have access to him and he needed urgent surgical operations in any hospital in the county.
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The defendant further claimed that his health had since deteriorated and that he might lose his life any moment if he was not moved out of DSS custody to Kuje prison.
He promised regular attendance at the trial for the terrorism charges adding that he can only stand trial when alive.
The judge subsequently fixed May 20 for the ruling.
