Collins Orji, a fake medical doctor who opened a medical facility in Ngarabe, Ekureku, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, has been arrested and is being held in Obubra prison.
Orji operated a hospital without a license for both himself and the facility.
He ran Excellent Hospital in Ngarabe, Ekureku, until the Cross River State Task Force on Health Quality and Anti-Quackery visited him on July 11, 2024.
Further investigations by the task force revealed that Orji previously operated a medical facility in Ugep called St. Collins Hospital in Ibogo, Biase Local Government Area. Prior to his arrest, he ran Common Wealth Clinic and then Excellent Hospital, Ngarabe Ekureku in Abi LGA.
Dr. Dan Abubakar, the Head of the Cross River State Task Force on Health Quality and Anti-Quackery, stated that when they met Orji with a team of police officers, they discovered he was not a medical doctor and had no medical training.
Additionally, his facility was not registered with the state government.
It was also alleged that he lacked a license to practice medicine and surgery in Nigeria, did not attend any medical institution, and performed surgical procedures on his patients in his consulting room without the assistance of qualified nurses.
In a video circulating online, Orji is seen claiming he is a trained homeopathic doctor but he had no proof to validate this claim.
Speaking further, Abubakar said: “Satisfied that he had no registrable credentials with Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, we sealed Excellent Hospital, Ngarabe, Ekureku, before we took him to the police station, Itigidi.”
Orji appeared before the Magistrate Court, Itigidi, and was granted bail.
Unable to meet the bail conditions, he was remanded in prison custody at the Obubra prison and the matter adjourned till August 9, 2024, for further hearing.
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