Police Arrest Primary School Dropout Touting as a Medical Doctor

One Abdulrahman Mohammed, a primary school dropout, who has illegally practiced as a medical doctor for four years, was on Monday arrested and paraded by the Lagos State Police Command.

The 39-year-old suspect owned a clinic at the Idi-Araba area of Mushin, where he allegedly administered intravenous injections to patients and also collected blood and urine samples for diagnosis.

Parading the suspect, the state Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, said Mohammed had confessed that he usually bought the drugs from Idumota to stock up his fake clinic.

Edgal who said the command would soon embark on clampdown of all unregistered drug stores, said the suspect was arrested by detectives from Area D Command in Mushin.

He said: "Detectives arrested one Abdulrahman Mohammed, a native of Ran Village in Gamboru Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State for operating as a medical doctor at No 3 Bamishile Street, Idi -Araba, whereas he only has a primary school education.

“Further investigation into the activities of Mohammed, who has been impersonating as a medical doctor for the past four years revealed that he had been administrating intravenous injections, conducting medical test on his patients and taking urine and blood samples from his patients.

"He is cooperating with the police and we are working with him to ensure all unregistered drug stores’ owner are clamped down."

But the suspect denied the allegations, insisting that he only owns a drug shop, where he sold drugs like painkillers and blood capsules whenever they complained of headache or fever.

According to him, the thermometer and other medical gadgets found in his shop were used by patients who he claimed usually used it themselves.

Mohammed said: "I was hawking drugs before I decided to open a pharmacy store. I did not conclude my primary school education and I was not taught to sell the drugs. My pharmacy store was not licenced.

"I do not treat people. I do not collect blood or urine samples. I only sell the kits and people come to buy it from me. For the thermometer, people used to come and check their temperature and other things by themselves.

"If someone came and complained of headache and fever, I give them Panadol or Boscopan and blood tonic."