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Fake doctor arrested for allegedly killing former APC ward chairman during surgery in Bauchi

September 28, 2022 No Comments

A fake medical doctor, Andrew Godwin has been arrested by the Joint Taskforce Base 14 in Boi, Bogoro Local Government Area of Bauchi State over the death of a patient, Nigerian Tribune reports.

The suspect who hails from Nasarawa state was arrested on Sunday, September 25, 2022, for carrying out an unsuccessful surgery which led to the death of the 45-year-old patient identified as Joshua Haruna.

The deceased, a resident of Gambar Lere in the LGA, was until his death the former ward Chairman of APC, Boi C ward in Bogoro and Campaign Coordinator of Sen. Lawal Yahaya Gumau.

According to the publication, the suspect has been living in Gambar Sabon Layi in Tafawa Balewa for a few years now where he carries out his illegal business on unsuspecting members of the public.

The suspect operates as a medical chemist but has not acquired any medical certificate or approval from the relevant authorities to enable him to operate.

He was reported to have cut open the stomach of his patient and left like that till the following day.

An unconfirmed report from the community revealed that Mr Andrew Godwin had performed unsuccessful surgery on many people who later died as a result of the complications.

The JTF officer who arrested him, said the fake health worker has been handed him over to the Police in the Bogoro Division for further investigations. The case has been transferred to Tafawa Balewa Police Station because Gambar Sabon Layi is in Tafawa Balewa LGA while Gambar Lere is located in Bogoro LGA.

An impostor, one Obiako Chukwuemeka pretending to be a medical doctor working with the United Nations as a humanitarian aid at the National Hospital, Abuja has been uncovered and handed over to the police.

An impeccable source within the Federal Capital Territory Police Command confirmed to our correspondent that Chukwuemeka whose origin and age are yet unknown, has since been detained pending his arraignment.

The source said,

“The National Hospital Abuja, handed over a fake doctor, one Obiako Chukwuemeka who disguised as a UN doctor on humanitarian aid, to the police at Central Police Station on Thursday.“He is currently in our custody, and will soon be charged to court.”

This comes about a week after the FCT Minister, Muhammad Bello, accused visitors from neighbouring states, traders, and beggars of being behind the security breaches witnessed in Abuja, adding that his administration would send them packing.

“The Security agencies in the FCT have up their game. People who have no business being here, are being sent away. Some of them come under different guises such as begging, street trading, among others.

They usually come from neighbouring states and are causing security breaches here. That is why we have decided to send them out.”

Bello said in a statement on Friday, August 26, 2022.The FCT Police Commissioner, Sunday Babaji, has also said the G-7 Joint Security Operation that was being revived had received the support of sister security agencies as well as the Commissioners of Police in the member-states, who had all agreed on the need to collectively flush-out these criminals.

He revealed that the security agencies have gathered useful and actionable intelligence and would soon go after all criminals within its jurisdiction.