As per a video released by TVC on Tuesday, authorities found approximately 200 patient records in possession of the impostor.
Lagos State Police Command operatives apprehended an individual posing as a medical doctor in the Ikorodu area, holding a fake certificate from Obafemi Awolowo University in Osun State.
As per a video released by TVC on Tuesday, authorities found approximately 200 patient records in possession of the impostor, Tayo Shakirudeeen, originally from Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Shakirudeeen admitted to administering treatments for malaria, typhoid, infections, and conducting surgeries, including appendectomies on children, claiming to have acquired these skills while working as a Nursing Assistant at The Jones Hospital, Ojokoro along Ikorodu Road.
When questioned about the duration of his fraudulent practice, he confessed to three years, mentioning that his recent surgery was his first attempt at a major operation.
He expressed remorse, acknowledging that it was a patient he had treated who alerted the authorities, expressing regret for his actions.
“I performed vital signs and abdominal scans. Then after confirmation, you do PCV (packed cell volume) and then you prepare the patient for the surgery. You clean the stomach with antiseptic Dettol with water. So after that, you give some anesthesia injection before starting the surgery,” Shakirudden said.
He used a surgical blade “to dissect the stomach, it’s appendix after opening the stomach then you cut the appendix after cutting the stomach then you suction the appendix then you suction the flesh fat and the skin then you pack it with gauze and apply plaster.”
It was gathered that he only holds SSCE from Majidun Grammar School, as he said he was arrested, “after performing the surgery, the patient has been discharged home. So after like three months, the patient came with the police to arrest me.”
He stated that there were no complications following the treatment, so he was unsure why the patient returned accompanied by the police.
“I charged one hundred fifty thousand, and I have six workers. My hospital is located in Ikorodu. It’s a new site but somewhere close to Elepe Estate. I regret every bit of my action so I would never advise anyone or if there’s anyone that is still hiding somewhere and doing such a thing they should desist from it,” he added.
Shakirudeen mentioned that he operates at Skyline Medical Centre and disclosed that he is married with three children.
Speaking about the certificate the police found with him, he said, “It’s a forged certificate from Obafemi Awolowo MBBS, Medicine, and Surgery. Nobody taught me, but I used to help my boss when he was performing the surgery.”
“To dissect the stomach, it’s appendix after opening the stomach then you cut the appendix after cutting the stomach then you suction the appendix, then you suction the flesh fat and the skin then you pack it with gauze and apply plaster,” he added.
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