Pascal Arogorn Ibe
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria
and the police , on Thursday, arrested an
alleged fake medical doctor, identified as
Charles George , 60 , said to be treating
COVID- 19 patients .
George was arrested in his one- room
apartment at Block 1 , Julius Berger Junior
Staff Quarters, popularly known as Berger
Camp , in Kubwa by police detectives from
the office of the Commissioner of Police ,
Federal Capital Territory .
Journalists saw the suspect at the FCT
Police Command headquarters, where he
was being quizzed by detectives .
Among the items recovered from him are
Camal Syringe ( for abortion ) , kidney dish
and medical trail .
The police said George “ has been vetted as
a regular customer of the FCDA Police
Station and Kubwa Area Command
Headquarters for several matters
connected to mixed medicine and
extortion of his clients since 2016 .”
The Deputy Registrar and Head of the
Inspectorate Department of the MDCN , Dr
Victor Gbenro , described the arrest as “ a
major breakthrough .”
He said , “ The arrest of the suspected fake
medical /alternative medicine practitioner
by name, Dr Charles George , at his Kubwa
premises is a major breakthrough by the
MDCN under the leadership of the
Registrar , Dr Tajudeen Sanusi
“ Acting on an intelligence report from the
IG intelligence team , the Inspectorate
Department of the MDCN as directed by
the registrar effected the successful arrest
of the fake doctor , who has been
defrauding unsuspecting members of the
public and posing as a member of the
NCDC COVID- 19 team .
“ The suspect is alleged to have been
practising alternative medicine without
registration or licence from the MDCN ,
which is statutorily mandated to
regulative the practice of medical , dental
and alternative medicine in Nigeria.
“ Investigation revealed that his practice is
not known or registered by the FCDA
Private Health Facility Registration
Agency. The police have commenced
further investigation and prosecution of
the suspect . This is one among several
efforts of the council at sanitising the
medical profession in the country.”
The police presented a fake letterhead and
COVID- 19 cure threat SMS through which
the suspect was allegedly blackmailing his
clients .
The police said the unprofessional
medical treatment administered by
George on his clients required “ urgent
medical attention ” as they “ may lead to
sudden and unnatural death.
The report by the police prior to the arrest
asked the Registrar , MDCN , and the
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control to
safeguard the lives of Nigerians by
inspecting the single room clinic that
George was using and bring him to justice
The report was titled : ‘Intelligence report
on impersonating COVID- 19 response
team ( NCDC ) , extortion and illicit clinical
medical practices by one Mr Charles
George of Block One , Julius Berger Junior
Staff Quarters , Kubwa , Bwari Area
Council , FCT , Abuja .’
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