The fake medical doctor arrested in Adamawa State by the State
Security Service (SSS) has said audaciously that he even assisted some
qualified medical doctors to do the right thing.
Speaking with journalists after he was paraded by the DSS, ‘doctor’ Ibrahim Mustapha said he had no regret because he knew what he was doing and that he had performed successful medical operations.
Mustapha also said it was envy that led to his arrest.
“I even assist some qualified medical doctors to do the right thing. It’s unfortunate that someone from Gombe were I once worked who was envious of me decided to expose me after I was cleared to be part of Adamawa Medical team to this year’s Hajj, but the person failed to qualify in that interview,” he said.
confirmed the arrest of a fake doctor who was employed five years ago by the state’s Health Services Management Board at Fufore cottage hospitals.
The director of DSS in the state, Mr. Bola Olori, while parading the fake doctor paraded said he was employed five years earlier by the state’s Health Services Management Board at Fufore Cottage Hospitals.
He is believed to have secured his employment using forged documents.
He had ‘served’ the state for about five years as principal medical officer at Mayo-Belwa and Fufore cottage hospitals.
Olori, said a preliminary investigation revealed that Mustapha holds a National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) certificate.
“He perfected the illicit act in Gombe where he worked as a ward attendant in several clinics. He was aided by a practising doctor who gave him sample copies of his NECO result, MBBS of Bayero University Kano, NYSC discharge certificate and that of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) annual registration license, all of which he forged.
“The suspect, subsequently, gained employment in the Adamawa State Health Management Board in October 2015 as a doctor and rose to the post of principal medical officer, serving at the cottage hospitals in Mayo Belwa and Fufore.
“Prior to his arrest, the suspect had, in the last five years, performed hundreds of surgical operations in several hospitals,” said Olori.
While the suspect and his alleged accomplice were taken to custody, the SSS boss assured that they will be prosecuted after the investigations are finished.
He called on the public to be vigilant.
“The service strongly condemns this dastardly act, and urges unsuspecting members of the public to be wary of the merchants of death,” he said.
Earlier, the state governor, Mr. Ahmadu Fintiri, had said that the fake doctor may have killed 15 people through unprofessional surgeries at the cottage hospitals.
The governor, who expressed dismay at the occurrence, said his administration will soon set up a committee to fish out fake medical doctors in the state.
