Lawyer says medical care is needed to defend client properly.

Human rights lawyer Barrister Victor Giwa has asked the Federal Capital Territory High Court to grant him medical treatment so he can properly defend himself against a forgery charge filed by the Inspector‑General of Police.

In motion No: M/8583/26, filed at the court registry, Giwa said the court’s delays are preventing him from meeting with doctors in the United Kingdom.

He is requesting the release of his international passport so he can travel abroad for treatment.

Giwa wrote in the motion that the court has “shown ‘personal interest’ in this case and has deliberately adjourned the hearing of his application for the release of his passport from 25 May 2026 to 3 June and now to 10 June 2026 to deliberately frustrate his scheduled appointment with his GP in the UK. He has consistently missed the two appointments on 28 May 2026 and 5 June 2026.

He added that he is very ill and has experienced heart problems that have caused high blood pressure of 170/120 mmHg. His request for a two‑week passport release, from 5 July to 22 July 2026, is to obtain medication from his GP in the United Kingdom under the care of his family to prevent the risk of a partial stroke and cardiac arrest.

The charge alleges that Giwa forged the letterhead paper of Senior Advocate of Nigeria Chief Awa Kalu. Kalu, however, has denied the allegation in a letter to the Inspector General of Police, stating that he never filed a complaint or reported Giwa for forging his firm’s letterhead.

Despite Kalu’s letter, which was dated 30 May 2025 and addressed to the Inspector General, the police proceeded with the charges against Giwa and his co‑accused Bukola Ibitade.