Police Arrest Primary School Drop-out Doctor, Parade Dismissed Officer On Illegal Duty

Folake Sokoya

Thirty-nine year -old Abdulrahman Mohammed,a primary school drop-out who has been parading himself and practicing as a medical doctor in Lagos over the past 4years have been arrested by Lagos police.

The suspect, while responding to questions from journalist confessed that he was a medicine merchant, but had been giving his unsuspecting patients intravenous injections, conducting medical tests, and taking their urine and blood samples,while he buys drugs from Idumota market.

Addressing reporters at the parade, the state commissioner of police, Mr Imohimi Edgal said “Detectives from the Area D Command, Mushin, arrested one Abdulrahman Mohammed, a native of Ran Village in Gamboru Ngala local government area of Borno State for operating as a medical doctor at House Number 3, Bamishile Street, at Idi -Araba, whereas his education stopped at primary school level.

“Further investigation into the activities of Abdulrahman Mohammed, who has been impersonating as a medical doctor for the past four years revealed that he had been practicing as a doctor since 2014. He had been administrating intravenous injections, conducting medical test on his patients, and taking urine and blood samples from his patients. According to him, he buys his drugs from Idumota market.”

Paraded alongside the fake medical doctor is a dismissed policeman, Zalaba Gimba who was apprehended while carrying

illegal activities in police uniform.

“I was dismissed in 2015 because I travelled without permission for one month. The police declared me a deserter and that was what led to my dismissal. Someone called me to come and carry out a security job, but I did not have money so I wore the uniform to get free ride. I was however arrested under the bridge at Ikeja.” Gimba confessed.