For allegedly impersonating and parading himself as a medical doctor, 31-year-old man, Mr Olalekan Rabiu, has been arrested by men of the Ondo state Police Command.
Rabiu, who has been practicing and parading himself as a medical doctor and Chief Medical Director (CMD) of Iremide Private Hospital, Orita Ojo in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state, was arrested in December after a failed Ceaserian Section on a pregnant woman in the hospital.
Parading the fake doctor and three other suspects for various offences, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Oyediran Oyeyemi, said Rabiu was picked up by a team of special intervention squad when the report of unprofessionalism was reported against him.
CP Oyeyemi explained that the suspect carried out a Cesarian surgery on a pregnant woman (name withheld) who was later rushed to Mother and Child Hospital due to excessive bleeding from her private part
According to the Police boss; “It was discovered that the self-acclaimed Doctor stitched the womb and the urinary tract together and it was discovered during the investigation that the suspect is not a Medical Doctor but attended School of Health Technology, Ijebu-Ode where he studied as a Community Health Extension Worker but has been deceiving the people with being a Medical Doctor,”
Speaking with newsmen, the suspect, who admitted being a community health extension worker, said he had been in the profession for seven years and confessed to operating on the pregnant woman.
He said the operation on the woman was successful but she only returned after 27 days to complain of bleeding, adding that he had performed one operation successfully in the past.
Further explaining that he started performing operations when his brother bought him a story building in 2015, the suspect said; “Actually, I am not a doctor but I study community Health Extension worker at Ijebu Ode School of Health. Although I was a little bit talented in the line and there was no helper if not I would have returned to school but I am planning to go back to school now”
According to him, “the woman was brought to my clinic and after examining her I discovered that she can not put to bed on her own. After the examination, I explained to her relatives about her condition because I checked her ultrasound result and I discovered she is 43 weeks pregnant the baby was already distressed and they gave me the go-ahead to operate on her to save the woman and the baby.
“So, when she came back after 10 days for a check I discovered that she did not take any drugs and is not hygienic at all. After 27 days of operation, she came back again, complaining of vagina bleeding, and to save her life I referred her immediately to Truman Centre in Ondo town.”
“I just want people to help me and I have a nine months old pregnant wife at home now, I promise that I will not do it again”, the suspect said.
