The police force in Cross River State has arrest a fake medical doctor in the state
According to reports, the man, identified as Collins Orji was said to be running an unlicensed medical facility in Ngarabe, Ekureku, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State.
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Orji wa said to have previously operated a medical facility in Ugep known as St. Collins Hospital, in Ibogo, Biase LGA. He also ran Common Wealth Clinic and finally Excellent Hospital, Ngarabe Ekureku in Abi LGA, before his arrest on July 11, 2024.
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Speaking on the incident, the Head of Cross River State Task Force on Health Quality and Anti Quackery, Dr. Dan Abubakar said when they went to Orji’s hospital with a team of police officers, they discovered he had been running the facility without license, and didn’t attend any medical school in Nigeria, but had been carrying out operations on his patients in his consulting room, without qualified nurses.
Speaking further, Abubakar said:
“Satisfied that he had no registrable credentials with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, we sealed Excellent Hospital, Ngarabe, Ekureku, before we took him to the police station, Itigidi.”
Orji appeared before the Magistrate Court, Itigidi, and was granted bail, but was unable to pay, and has been remanded in prison, and the case adjourned till August 9, 2024, for further hearing.
