The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command has arrested a fake doctor, Oladiti Saheed, over the death of a pregnant woman in Ororuwo town, Boripe Local Government Area of the state.
The 32-year-old suspect has been falsely parading himself as a doctor for the past six years.
NSCDC’s State Commandant, Dr Akintayo Adaralewa, who paraded the suspect on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in Osogbo told journalists that his highest qualification was a Secondary School Certificate
The NSCDC boss said that the suspects in his confessional statement said that the pregnant woman visited his hospital because she could not continue ante-natal at her previous hospital due to a misunderstanding with her husband.
He said that the suspect attended to the victim and told her to come back when she started feeling signs of labour.
the victim fell into labour and was taken to the hospital of the suspect where she was delivered of a baby,” he said.
The victim thereafter developed complications and was later rushed to a nearby hospital; painfully, she was pronounced dead on arrival.”
Adaralewa said that a discreet investigation revealed that the suspect also engaged in the training of people to become quack doctors with the payment of N5,000.
He said that the suspect would face the full wrath of the law upon the conclusion of investigations.
He also admitted that he had other six unqualified staff working with him and that he usually charge N30,000 per delivery.
Speaking, Dr Adedapo Adetoye, Chairman, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Osun, said that it was pathetic that there were still many quack doctors operating in the country.
