THE Anambra State Government has arrested a fake surgeon who had been carrying out Caesarean Section (CS) on pregnant women and surgical procedures for years.

    The arrest followed investigations ordered by the Commissioner for Health, Afam Obidike, as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to eliminate quack medical practitioners and safeguard residents’ lives.

    The ministry said the suspect allegedly admitted during interrogation that she carried out caesarean sections, normal deliveries and other surgical procedures without the required qualifications or approval.

    Officials also claimed the suspect was formerly known as Eze Nwanyi before later becoming a church minister and presenting herself as a surgeon.

    During an inspection of the facility on Sunday, July 12, Obidike, accompanied by the Mayor of Anambra East Local Government, Ifeanyi Chinweze, and security personnel, reportedly recovered surgical instruments and other medical equipment believed to have been used in the alleged unauthorised procedures.

    Authorities also found hospital beds where patients were reportedly treated, as well as what appeared to be a shrine and an altar within the premises.

    The government said the facility has been confiscated, pending the conclusion of legal proceedings, while the suspect was expected to be arraigned.

Okada Rider Excretes 100 Wraps Of Meth After Madagascar Trip

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 48-year-old commercial motorcycle (Okada) rider who excreted 100 wraps of methamphetamine after attempting to traffic the illicit drug through Lagos.

    The suspect, Onyechere Daniel Chinadu, according to NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi, was arrested by operatives at the Terminal 2 Arrival Hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos, on June 28, this year, after arriving from Madagascar via Addis Ababa on an Ethiopian Airlines flight.

    Babafemi said the suspect told investigators that he swallowed several pellets of methamphetamine in Uganda before travelling to Madagascar to deliver the illicit consignment, adding that officers who searched his checked-in backpack recovered 87 wraps of methamphetamine concealed inside clothing.

    During interrogation, Chinadu reportedly confessed that he had worked as an Okada rider in the Oke-Afa area of Lagos for 15 years before a Uganda-based associate allegedly recruited him into drug trafficking. 

    Upon arriving in Madagascar, immigration authorities allegedly denied him entry, forcing his sponsor, identified as Ozor Igo, to reroute him to Lagos, where he was eventually arrested.

    The NDLEA said the suspect could not state the exact number of drug pellets he had ingested, prompting officers to place him under excretion observation for three days.

    Between his arrest and July 1, Chinadu reportedly excreted an additional 13 pellets, bringing the total number of recovered wraps to 100, with a combined weight of 1.715 kilograms of methamphetamine.