A school dropout who has been practicing as a medical doctor has been arrested by men of the Lagos state police command.
The fake doctor after he was arrested
A 39-year old primary school drop out, Mr. Abdulrahman Mohammed who had been operating as a medical doctor in Lagos has been arrested.
According to reports, the Borno State born Mohammed was arrested at 3 Bamishele Street in Idi-Araba, Mushin, Lagos where he used as office.
While parading the criminal among others, Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Edgal Imohimi said that following investigations into the activities of Mohammed, it was discovered that he stopped at primary school level even though there was no certificate to authenticate the claim.
CP Imohimi said that investigations further revealed that he had been practicing as a medical doctor since 2014 and had been administering intravenous injections, conducting medical tests on patients, checking their blood and urine.
The suspect confessed that he used to buy the drugs from Idumota market. Exhibits recovered from him included blood pressure reading machine, both electronic and manual types, syringes, drip infusion packs among others.
The CP said that the suspect will be charged to court after the conclusion of investigations. Meanwhile, the police boss has ordered his officers to arrest those dealing on illegal drugs where Mohammed claimed he got his supplies from, because it’s hazardous to the public.
The police equally recovered some arms as exhibits and they were displayed at the Police Command during the parade.