Joseph Umaru a 38-year-old man in Katsina pretending to be a fake medical doctor has been apprehended by police.
Command issued this statement: “On April 16, 2018, at about 1630hrs, based on a tip-off, the command succeeded in arresting one (male), 38, an indigene of the Ofu LGA, Kogi State, residing in Kwado Quarters, Katsina.
“The suspect has been parading himself as a medical doctor in the Kaita LGA of Katsina State, attending to patients and performing different types of medical procedures, including prescription of drugs, injections, taking of blood samples and blood transfusion.
“Nemesis caught up with him when he was arrested by the police. Seven different certificates of Colleges of Health Technology, Kankia and Funtua, suspected to be forged documents, were recovered from his house.
“Other exhibits recovered were different types of surgical equipment, drugs, several blood samples, hospital syringes and needles, and hospital receipts and prescription booklets.
“The suspect has confessed to the crime and mentioned one Rabe Lawal (male), aged 40, and one Shehu Halilu (male), aged 37, both of the Kaita LGA, Katsina State, to be his accomplices. Investigation is still ongoing.”