I’m a homoeopathic doctor—Suspect
A fake medical doctor, Collins Orji, who opened and ran a medical facility in Ngarabe, Ekureku, Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State has been arrested by the police and is being detained in Obubra prison, as ordered by a magistrate’s court in Itigidi still in Abi LGA.
Vanguard learned that Orji has been operating a hospital without a licence both for himself and the facility, Excellent Hospital
Findings revealed that Orji operated Excellent Hospital, Ngarabe, Ekureku until the Cross River State Task Force on Health Quality and Anti Quackery visited his facility on July 11, 2024.
Vanguard also gathered that further investigations by the task force revealed that Orji had in the past operated a medical facility in Ugep as St. Collins Hospital, in Ibogo, Biase LGA as Common Wealth Clinic and now Excellent Hospital, Ngarabe Ekureku in Abi LGA.
According to the Head of Cross River State Task Force on Health Quality and Anti Quackery, Dr. Dan Abubakar, when they met Orji with a team of police officers, they discovered he was not a medical doctor and had no medical training.
A source told Vanguard: “When the task force got to the facility with a team of police officers from Itigidi, they met Orji and after interacting with him, it was discovered that he was not a medical doctor and had no medical training.
“His facility was also not registered with the state government,”
In a video interaction obtained by Vanguard, Orji was seen laying claims to being trained as a homeopathic doctor and could not validate this claim.
“He had no licence to practise medicine and surgery in Nigeria and did not attend any medical institution, but carried out surgical operations on his patients in his consulting room and had no qualified nurses.
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 who appeared before the Magistrate Court, Itigidi 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.
