Charles George, 60 was arrested by Police detectives from the office of the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory at Kubwa, Abuja.
Charles who was identified as a regular customer of the FCDA Police Station and Kubwa Area Command Headquarters. He was said to have been arrested severally, for cases involving, mixed medicine and extortion of his clients since 2016.
Also confirming his arrest is Dr. Victor Gbenro, Deputy Registrar and Head of the Inspectorate Department of the MDCN.
He said:
“The arrest of the suspected fake medical/alternative medicine practitioner, by name Dr. Charles George, at his Kubwa premises is a major breakthrough for the MDCN under the leadership of the Registrar, Dr. Tajudeen Sanusi.
“Acting on an intelligence report from the IG intelligence team, the Inspectorate Department of the MDCN as directed by the registrar affected the successful arrest of the fake doctor, who has been defrauding unsuspecting members of the public and posing as a member of the NCDC COVID-19 team.
“The suspect is alleged to have been practising alternative medicine without registration or licence from the MDCN, which is statutorily mandated to regulate the practice of medical, dental and alternative medicine in Nigeria.
“Investigation revealed that his practice is not known or registered by the FCDA Private Health Facility Registration Agency. The police have commenced further investigation and prosecution of the suspect. This is one among the several efforts of the council at sanitising the medical profession in the country.”
