Fake Doctor Apprehended During Job Interview

A fake doctor, identified as Mr Echi Igbo Michael, was on Friday arrested by the Anti-Quackery Committee of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) in Rivers State.

According to the committee, led by the NMA chairman in the State, Dr. Ebbi Robinson, the fake medical doctor was arrested when he appeared for an interview for the post of medical officer at Port Harcourt Military Hospital.

The committee in a statement signed by its state secretary, Dr Hope Avundaa, alleged that Echi, who is a graduate of Banking and Finance from the Cross River State University of Science and Technology (CRUTECH), had been parading as a medical doctor and practising in the State for the past two years.

The statement noted that Michael was arrested following a tip-off after he applied for NMA identity card.

It further added that the suspect presented falsified documents, which included a fake MBBS certificate from University of Port Harcourt (2017), and a fake MDCN full registration certificate (2023).

The statement said the suspect had paraded himself as a staff of the Military Hospital, Port Harcourt, during his application for the association’s ID Card.

The statement, which said the culprit would be prosecuted, thanked the authorities of the military hospital for their cooperation.