A fraud who had been passing himself off as a gynecologist at the Yarima Bakura Specialist Hospital in Gusau, has been arrested by officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Zamfara State Command.
How this fake doctor who has preference for only female wards got into the hospital’s employ is still a puzzlei.
NSDC Public Relations Officer, SC Ikor Oche, on Thursday, October 12, 2023, paraded the suspect identified as Muhammad Naziru Mode, on the charge of impersonation contrary to section 484 of the Penal code.
Oche said the suspect was arrested following credible intelligence and tip-offs.
The Corps spokesman further revealed that the 26-year-old suspect who calls himself “Dr. IBB” visited the hospital daily to attend to patients, mainly in the gynecological wards.
“In the bid to combat insecurity and criminal activities in the state, the Corps under the leadership of Commandant Sani Mustapha has spread her drag nets to all nooks and crannies of the State to fish out criminal elements who are bent on truncating and sabotaging the efforts of State Government in Zamfara State,” Oche stated.
“It is to this end that the Corps , working on intelligent tips, apprehended an imposter who parades himself as a Medical Doctor at the Yarima Bakura Specialist Hospital Gusau
“The suspect who is by name Muhammad Naziru Mode (who is also known and calls himself Dr IBB), a male and of 26 years old, was arrested at the Specialist Hospital Gusau where the suspect visits daily as from 11am to 12pm to attend to vulnerable patients who are mainly female ( some who are married) at the Gynaecological ward
“The suspect usually takes advantage of their ill health while claiming to be a Medical Doctor and will nefariously carries out medical proceedings and examinations on unsuspected patients in the hospital
“The suspect Mr. Muhammad Naziru Mode, who confessed to the crime, said that, he operates mostly at the female wards of the hospital and that whenever he sees a complicated case, he will give a call to Doctors who are on call duty, introducing himself as Doctor IBB to enable him access quick response from the Doctors on call.”
On his part, the State Commandant, Sani Mustapha said “this is a criminal and Nefarious act which must not go unpunished.”
Commandant Mustapha also stated that The Corps will punish perpetrators of such acts using the extant laws of the federation. He therefore urged the members of the public to be extremely wary of these kinds of criminal elements in the society.
“Persons who indulge in such habits are warned to desist forthwith. The suspect will be charged to court immediately the investigation is concluded,” he concluded.
