Medical doctor arrested with fake ABU certificate

Another fake medical doctor has been arrested in Abeokuta, Ogun State, a top government official has said.

Dr Sola Adebiyi, Director, Hospital Services, Ogun State Ministry of Health, told newsmen on Friday in Abeokuta that one Sunday Adeyeye was the sixth quack doctor  to be nabbed in the state.

She added that Adeyeye had been practising with a forged certificate obtained from the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Kaduna State.

The director said that the culprit was arrested during the ongoing re-validation exercise of health facilities across the state.

Adebiyi added that the arrest was made easier as the culprit unknowingly walked into his own doom at the re-validation venue at the ministry.

The director said that the state Commissioner for Health, Dr Babatunde Ipaye, had made it mandatory for all private health facilities across the state to be re-validated and re-registered following incessant loss of lives by quacks.

According to Adebiyi, the owner of the facility who unknowingly engaged the doctor, brought him for the re-validation of his hospital, where his fake certificate was discovered.

“We were suspicious when the owner of Ganny-Hash Clinic and Maternity Hospital in Ifo, Mr Ganiyu Okewole, presented the said fake Dr Sunday Adeyeye’s certificate for re-validation of his facility.

“We then asked him to bring the doctor in person which is one of our requirements for the exercise.

“Going through the Ahmadu Bello University certificate he presented and comparing it with the ministry’s records, there we discovered he has been practicing with a forged certificate and we immediately called in the police to effect his arrest,’’ Adebiyi said.

Responding to questions from newsmen, Adeyeye said he was not a doctor, that the ABU certificate was forged in his name in Zaria, adding that he has been working with the hospital since February 2017.

Also speaking the proprietor of the affected clinic, Mr Ganiyu Okewole, said he was unaware of the doctor’s case.

He said if he had not brought him for re-validation, he would not have known.

NAN also reports that revalidation exercise started in January 2016.

The task force has shut down 168 private health facilities since the commencement of the exercise in the state.

Passionate Letter To Governor Samuel Ortom To Help Winifred Terhemba.

Dear sir: 

Good Day! 

Compliments of the season.
I am sending this letter to you to humbly ask for a little help in money or in kind for the treatment of Winifred Terhemba,an indigene of Benue state from Konshisha Local Government. She is suffering from a condition that needs urgent surgery.A swelling on the left side of her mouth.


Your Excellency,Winifred was taken away from Benue state and brought down to Lagos state  by a certain NGO in pretext to help her raise funds for the surgery.
While in Lagos ,she was never taken to the hospital as promised,she was used for begging,the people who brought her to Lagos were only exploiting her by taking advantage of her condition.

They stationed her at FESTAC area and begged for alms,all the donations were never used for her treatment,rather ,the monies were sent to the head of the NGO who lives in Ibadan,and Winifred's condition deteriorated,the swelling increased and expelled pulse with an awful smell.Winfred is not leaving well or eating well,Although her exploiters have been arrested and are before the police  and NAPTIP,i will like this girl to have this surgery done urgently while the case is going on.

I don't know Winifred ,i have never met her,but i felt really sad when some Tiv indigenes approached me and reported the matter to me,i humbly write this special appeal to you for assistance for this girl.She is your daughter sir.


We will begin fresh procedure on these girl because she was never taken to the hospital.I am already in the process of opening a personal account for her in her name where all donations can be deposited for her treatment.She is now with her relative,who can't even afford to careter  for her.. She comes from a less fortunate family and they can`t afford the medication that`s why am doing this to help her. I hope you can be part of fulfilling her dream to live longer and enjoy the beauty f life. Thanks for extending help and praying for her. 

I am using this medium to write to you because i know it is the fastest and surest way to reach you,and because you always react swiftly to issues like this.

May God bless you and your family always!

"By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” -John 13:35

Respectfully yours,
Mrs Mimi Atedze
National Human Rights Commission
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