Police, DSS raid pharmaceutical store, nab fake doctor in Jigawa
Story from Saleh INUWA, Kano
The Jigawa State Police Command, in collaboration with the Department of State Services (DSS) Jigawa State Command, acted on a tip-off and raided Shawai Medical Plus, a pharmaceutical store located along Mopol Base, Sabuwar Takur, in the metropolitan area of Dutse.
This was contained in a statement released by DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, Police Public Relations Officer, Jigawa State Police Command, Dutse.
During the raid, they apprehended a man named David Samuel, who claimed to be a Medical Doctor attached to Rasheed Shekoni Teaching Hospital in Dutse.
‘’On investigation at SCID Dutse, the forged doctor has undergone medical consultancy services, prescription of medicine, and rendering home services to unspecified victims. The said impostor was arrested alongside many documents which include, a degree certificate from Usman Danfodiyo University Sokoto, an NYSC certificate, a membership medical certificate (NMA), etc.
“When interrogated, he confessed to having forged all the manuscripts found in his possession, pointing out that he was a university dropout from Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoto State.
“The suspect will be charged to court for prosecution, upon completion of a thorough investigation.”
