Ibadan-based Fake Doctor Arrested Over Abortion Of Five-Month-Old Pregnancy

A 26-year-old fake doctor, Akilapa Johnson, has been apprehended by the Oyo State Police Command for carrying out a life-threatening abortion on a woman in Ibadan.

Punch reports that the suspect, who has no formal training as a medical doctor, performed an abortion on a 23-year-old woman, simply identified as Barakat.

According to the State Commissioner of Police, Leye Oyebade, who confirmed the arrest, the suspect lured Barakat to abort a five-month-old pregnancy which left her in a critical condition at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.

Oyebade said, “The long arm of the law caught up with a 26-year-old fake doctor, Akilapa Johnson, who procured a life-threatening abortion for one Barakat (surname upheld), a 23- year-old lady, who was lured to abort a five-month- old pregnancy.

The abortion was carried out in the suspect’s apartment, which served as clinic, located in a slum at the Sasa area of Ibadan. Shortly after the abortion, the victim developed serious complications which resulted in her being admitted at the UCH where she is presently lying ill.”

He further said, “Investigation revealed that the fake doctor, a Secondary School Leaving Certificate holder, was only trained as a paramedic nurse and a first aid giver.

In spite of his limited knowledge of medicine, the suspect was consistently treating unsuspecting patients who mistook him for a qualified doctor. Exhibits recovered from the suspects are two pieces of stethoscopes, two pieces of Plaster of Paris bandages, four pairs of hand gloves, injection and syringe.”

While confessing to the crime, the suspect, who was paraded alongside 14 other suspects at the Police Command Headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan, said he had his training as a paramedic nurse in Port Harcourt.

He added, “It was one Azeez that brought Barakat to my house for the abortion. It was after taking some pills that she developed the complications. I am regretting my actions now. I am only looking for a means of survival.”

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