The Kwara State police command yesterday paraded a medical doctor, Ayodele Joseph for allegedly sedating and raping of a nurse while operating on her in his hospital in Ilorin.
Briefing journalists on the incident at the police headquarters where the parading took place, the state commissioner of police, Mr. Paul Odama described Joseph as “one of the most dangerous medical practitioners” in the state and warned people to be wary of patronising him.
“On the 5th of May, 2023, one female victim (name withheld) a nurse by profession reported to the Police that she went to Ayodele Hospital at No. 290, Sawmill Area, Lagos Road, Ilorin for surgery, the Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Ayodele Joseph, during the treatment sedated the patient which led her to become unconscious.
“Before the sedation, fearing any mishap, the patient activated her telephone and placed it in a vantage position to record the surgery unknown to the doctor, before the expected surgery.
“She woke up from sleep after the surgery to find herself fully naked and when viewing the recorded video, she discovered that the said Dr. Ayodele Joseph had unlawful sexual intercourse with her while under sedation.
“Investigation led to the recovery of the video recording of the sexual activity of the said doctor on the victim which was also corroborated by the medical examinations conducted on the victim”, he said.
He also recalled that “This same suspect (Dr Ayodele Joseph) had recently been arraigned in court by the police for the offences of Criminal Conspiracy, Negligent Conduct, Causing Hurt by Act Endangering life or Personal Safety of Others and Culpable Homicide arising from his unprofessional conduct resulting in the death of one Nneka Akanike ‘F’ in his hospital under questionable circumstances which led to him being charged to court.”
He said the state branch of the Nigeria Medical Association had been contacted on the case.
Meanwhile, Odama said the hospital had been sealed up and that the accused would be charged to court again for rape after the conclusion of the investigation.
However, Joseph denied the allegation of rape saying the nurse had been his girlfriend for eight years.
He also disclosed that the alleged victim was his employee whom he trained through the school of nursing, describing the rape allegation as a set-up.
He confirmed that the nurse was treated and operated on for utopic pregnancy in his hospital but decided to set him up to extort money from him.
Already, he said she had collected about N500, 000 from him on the issue and she was still asking for more.
“She is my girlfriend and we have dated for eight years, I trained her as a nurse, I sponsored her to a school of nursing in Lagos and I employed her. How can I rape a lady that I have had intercourse with several times; what else do I want to see in her body. She only wants to set me up to rip me off some money. Already, she has collected a substantial amount of money,” he said.
