Zone 2 Police Apprehend Phony Medical Practitioner Allegedly Holding Counterfeit Obafemi Awolowo University and Nigeria Medical and Dental Council Certificates

Zone 2 Police Apprehend Phony Medical Practitioner Allegedly Holding Counterfeit Obafemi Awolowo University and Nigeria Medical and Dental Council Certificates

Operatives of the Zonal Anti-Piracy Unit under the leadership of the Assistant Inspector General of Police in-charge of Zone 2 Command Onikan Lagos, AIG Olatoye A. Durosinmi BSc, LLB, BL, LLM have arrested One Tayo Shakirudeen ‘m’ with suspected forged certificates.

Based on intelligence gathered by the AIG through members of Elepe community concerning the activities of one Tayo Shakirudeen ‘m’ 37yrs, MD of Skylink Medical Centre situate at Ako-Okuta Block Industry behind Uncle Bayus Schools, Elepe-Ikorodu, Lagos a team of Detectives led by the officer in-charge Zonal Anti-Piracy Zone 2 Command, SP Mariam Ogunmolasuyi swung into action; arrested the suspect, conducted a search and recovered two suspected forged certificates of Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, Osun State and Nigeria Medical and Dental Council.

 Also recovered are immovable hospital equipment, meanwhile the hospital complex has been sealed pending the outcome of investigation.

Suspect confessed to electronic production of the certificates as he neither obtained any degree from the University nor certificate from the Medical council as his real qualification is SSCE.

Part of his confession is that he has a total of Six (6) staff; Two (2) of which are trained nurses while Four (4) are amateurs. According to him, he worked as Nursing Assistant at Fabo Medical Centre Majidun area of Lagos before establishing his own hospital and he has successfully carried out 3 (2 Cesarean Session and 1 appendicitis)   surgeries during his 3 years of unlawful practice as a medical practitioner while investigation so far revealed that he has been operating the hospital without a qualified/certified medical practitioner.

The AIG therefore urges members of the public not to hesitate in giving information to the Police whenever they suspect any unlawful practice of any kind.

Meanwhile the Zonal Command is working with the ministries of Health in Lagos and Ogun States to rid the Zone of such practitioners.

SP AYUBA T. UMMA, anipr

ZONAL POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

ZONE 2 COMMAND HEADQUARTERS,

ONIKAN-LAGOS