Men From Zone 16 of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested a fake medical doctor, Doubara Esamasuode, operating without a licence in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

The Suspect was paraded before newsmen during a press briefing at the headquarters of Zone 16 of the NFP on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

The spokesperson of the zone, SP Emonena Gunn, said the suspect was operating under St. Maximilian Medical Centre, located at Winners Junction in the Etegwe area of Yenagoa.

“The said suspect was arrested on the 25th of August, 2024 by detectives of Surveillance and Intelligence from the State Criminal Investigation Department,” he stated.

“During the execution of search, injection strings, drugs, hospital equipment, an enlarged photograph of his fake convocation, hospital folders and 200 copies of image/ultrasound reports were recovered.

“The suspect was apprehended and has equally confessed to the commission of various offences ranging from being a fake medical doctor, operation of illegal medical facility, forgery and impersonation.

“He is being presented to the media and the general public, sending a clear message that criminal activities will not be tolerated within the zonal jurisdiction. Hence investigation is ongoing and he will be charged to court in due course.”

The Spokesperson further said the arrest would serve as a testament to the ongoing work being done to maintain law and order and instill a sense of security within the Zone.

He, however, urged the public to continue to cooperate with law enforcement agencies by providing timely information that can aid in the investigation to apprehend criminal elements.

Narrating her experience a victim, name withheld, said she was referred to the fake doctor by a relation of her husband who told her that a woman that was referred to the fake doctor got pregnant within a month.

“Trying to get pregnant. I decided to give it a try. He checked me and said my body is okay, that I was going to conceive in three months. I will go for a scan. My initial payment was N30,000,” she narrated.

“The name of the tablet is primolut N. He asked me to take it for three months after which I should go for a scan. After the three months, I went for a scan and it was negative and he told me that some results does not always show in first three months, because of the type of treatment and injections used for the process, that I should give it sometime and that it was going to reflect in the scan.

“After waiting for some time, I noticed that there was no progress and I started bleeding. He referred me to someone else to massage me to stop the bleeding, which I went for and I paid N70,000 for that treatment.

“After that he made mention that the delivery is going to cost N5.6m since I am carrying twins, which raised some concerns and I started researching about it. That was when I found out that the drug was just stopping my period and that my period did not cease because of pregnancy.

“I went for a separate scan without telling him. I went for a trans-vaginal scan and they said even if the pregnancy is a week old the scan will be able to detect it. I told him I am not pregnant and there was nobody hiding anywhere. He said it is because it is a cryptic pregnancy. I asked him if cryptic means the woman would not be aware that she is pregnant? He kept on giving excuses.

“At some point, an insider in the hospital told me that I need a particular drug for delivery which will cost N5.6m. Like he said before and the doctor does not have the drugs for now. So we have to go to Port Harcourt.

“We went there and it was the same story that I was pregnant with twins and delivery will cost N5.6m. The more I researched about it, the more I became convinced that it was not real. Though they have equipment, it is like a normal hospital but we saw no certificate and picture frame of the doctor. So we decided to pull out and went to FMC to flush my system.”

A Second Victim, name withheld, narrated how she was deceived by the fake doctor and suffered from bleeding that almost took her life.

“I took the drugs the doctor prescribed for me, after my period ceased for six months and all of a sudden I bled to a point that I felt I was going to pass out,” she explained.

The Fake Doctor, Doubara Esamasuode, confirmed the allegations levelled against him, but said the photograph was not a convocation picture, noting that it was a mistake from the photographer.

“For the medical items, I make use of them, I am a fake doctor. I started this business in 2019 when I got admission into the University of Abuja, but could not continue the school because of an accident.”

He, However, Pleaded For Mercy.

Last updated on September 13th, 2024 at 09:49 pm