The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 40-year-old man, Adeyemi Akintolure, for parading himself as a medical practitioner without a licence.
Akintolure, who also allegedly defrauded one Joy Umosekhaimhe of N500,000, was said to be in possession of a forged identity card of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital.
He claimed to have only treated malaria and typhoid and had charged N4,000 for his services. He also denied defrauding Umosekhaimhe of N500,000. Akintolure said, “I borrowed only N260,000 from Umosekhaimhe, not N500,000. The money was used to care for my brother, who is suffering from a kidney disease. I am actually a graduate; I studied Marketing on a part time basis at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife and graduated in 1997.
“The vehicle I use as my mobile clinic belongs to my wife but she has no idea that I was a fake doctor.” The police said the suspect would soon be charged to court.
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