The Kaduna state
ministry of justice has charged Saidu Ya’u, an alleged fake medical doctor,
before the chief magistrate court for certificate forgery and impersonation.
In a statement
issued by the ministry, Aisha Dikko, attorney-general of the state, said Saidu
was remanded at the Kaduna Correctional Facility until March 16.
Dikko said the first
information report(FIR) indicated that Saidu has been working as a medical
doctor for more than 11 years as a staff member of the ministry of health.
She said Nasir el-
Rufai, governor of the state, had ordered the ministry to investigate Saidu, following
a petition alleging that the accused has been working with fake certificates.
She said the
ministry set up a four-member committee to investigate and verify the
certificates and institutions that Saidu claimed to have attended as well as
verify his registration with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria(MDCN).
She said the
committee found out that the accused forged the certificates he presented to
the government to enable him to secure employment.
‘’Information
gathered from Ahmadu Bello University(ABU) Zaria and MDCN also reveals that
Saidu was neither admitted nor graduated from the university and was not
registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria,’’ Dikko said.
The attorney-general
said when the FIR was read to the defendant, he claimed that all the charges
against him were false.
She said the
director of public prosecution (DPP) opposed the bail application made by the
defendant’s counsel.
According to her, the
DPP said the allegations against the defendant are “very weighty”, and that the
exceptional circumstances for admitting such offenders to bail have not been
complied with in line with section 174 of the state administration of justice
law 2017.
The DPP requested
for a date for further mention to enable him to conclude investigations on the
matter.
The matter was
adjourned till March 16.
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