Godwin AJOM, Calabar
Some fake medical doctors as well as a clan head have been arrested in the Aladim community, Ogoja Local Government Area in Cross River State for performing fake surgeries, scans and other medical activities
Confirming their arrest, Dr. Davide Ushie, Chairman of the Cross River State Taskforce on Quackery and Related Violations in the healthcare delivery system, said the arrest was out of intelligence report from sources.
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“I received a tip-off concerning the presence of some wonder surgeons in Aladin community of Ogoja LGA. I and my team left Calabar by 12:30am on September 8, 2022 to ensure the offenders did not escape as they usually did.
“We immediately contacted the chairman of council, Honourable Emmanuel Ishabor and the DPO of Ogoja Area command, Supol Horsfall, who both confirmed the incident.
“At the Health Center Aladim, venue of the crime after a full day interviews and facility assessment, we made the following discoveries: There were ten patients on admission; nine of the ten patients had eleven surgeries.
“Among the nine, three patients had four surgeries for hernia, the majority of the seven had surgeries for appendectomies. One patient had two surgeries for appendices and one for hernia. At least five of the eleven surgeries were clearly recognizable as superficial skin cuts giving patients the false sense that they had surgery.”
TNN also observed that a monarch is also involved, as he was alleged to have initiated the arrangement and is a beneficiary of the financial proceeds from the illegal medical operations in the community.
