Fawaz Adebisi
The Jigawa State Police Command in collaboration with the Department of State Services, DSS, Jigawa State Command, have arrested a fake medical doctor, David Samuel, attached with Rasheed Shekoni Teaching Hospital, Dutse.
The police revealed this in a press statement on Thursday, adding that Samuel has been prescribing medicines as well as giving counsels to unspecified victims.
According to the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, he was arrested on July 4, around 5pm, after the force men raided a pharmaceutical store, Shawai Medical Plus, which is located along Mopol Base, Sabuwar Takur, Dutse metropolitan.
The statement read, “that on 4th July 2023 at about 1700hrs, The Jigawa State Police Command in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS) Jigawa State Command, acted on a tip-off and raided one pharmaceutical store quoted Shawai Medical Plus located along Mopol Base, Sabuwar Takur, Dutse metropolitan.
“During the raid, one David Samuel who claimed to be a Medical Doctor attached to Rasheed Shekoni Teaching Hospital, Dutse was apprehended.
“On investigation at SCID Dutse, the forged doctor has undergone medical consultancy services, prescription of medicine, and rendering home services to unspecified victims.”
The statement added that documents provided by the suspect included a degree certificate from Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto, an NYSC certificate, a membership medical certificate (NMA), among others, which turned out to be fake.
Also, Samuel confessed to have forged all the manuscripts found in his possession, revealing that he was a university dropout from Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State.
The Command therefore said the suspect would be charged to court for prosecution, upon completion of a thorough investigation.
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