A 40-year-old fake medical doctor, Tari Ogede, has been arrested by the police in Angiama, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The Permanent Secretary, Bayelsa Ministry of Health, Dr. Oluwatoyin Azebi, made this known in Yenaoga shortly after her visit to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Police Headquarters,
She said the fake medical doctor was arrested on December 31, 2022.
The 49-year-old convict was arrested in Yenagoa in June 2021 for impersonating one Dr Charles Umeh, a serving medical doctor based in Taraba State, while concealing his real name Akpoviri Jimmy.
He had confessed when paraded by the police that he used the academic credentials of Dr Umeh without his knowledge.
The prosecuting counsel, Philip Soroh, commended the judicial proceedings and the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association as well as the state Ministry of Health for their roles in the effort to bring the imposter to book.
