The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Osun State Command, on Thursday arrested a fake doctor after he delivered a pregnant woman with a baby, which led to her death.
The fake doctor, Oladiti Saheed, 32, was said to possess a secondary school certificate with which he operated a clinic, Oloruntoyin Clinic in Ororuwa town, Boripe local government area of the state for over six years.
The spokesperson of NSCDC in Osun, Kehinde Adeleke, said the suspect was also training some youths under him after charging them N5000.
She added that a pregnant woman had gone to his hospital for consultation and she was said to be hypertensive and he administered drugs to her after which he gave her an appointment.
She explained that the suspect confessed to having asked the woman to come back when she started feeling signs of labour.
“On Thursday, 18th April 2024, the woman began to experience labour symptoms and was in the hospital where she was delivered of a baby. The victim developed some complications shortly after and was later rushed to a nearby licensed hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
“Further discreet investigation revealed that the suspect also engaged in the training of people to become quack doctors like him with the sum of Five Thousand Naira only,” she said.
The Commandant, NSCDC in the State Command, Michael Adaralewa, said that the suspect would face the full wrath of the law after investigation has been completed.
He charged members of the public to be wary of health institutions where they seek medical attention.