Standup9ja: Fake doctor infects 6-yr-old boy with HIV
Nasarawa State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil
Defense Corps (NSCDC) has said that a fake medical doctor arrested for
allegedly infecting a six-year-old boy with HIV through unscreened blood
transfusion has tested positive to the virus.
NSCDC Commandant in the state Lawan Bashir-Kano, who
disclosed this to journalists in Lafia yesterday, said investigation into the
case revealed that both the 30-year-old fake doctor Jonathan Ibrahim and his
wife tested positive to the HIV virus.
He said the command had concluded investigation and the
state government, through the Attorney-General, had commenced prosecution of
the suspect.
“As we speak, the suspect has already been remanded at the
Lafia prison following his arraignment at the Upper Area Court in Doma on
Tuesday, August 1,” he said.
He said the command is working to see how it can assist the
boy’s family to ameliorate his plight and called on spirited individuals to
help the family through the state command.
Bashir-Kano said the suspect, who operated a clinic at
Iwashi village in Doma Local Government Area of the state, was arrested
following complaint about his activities from members of the public, including
the parents of the boy recently infected with the virus.
The commandant said the suspect had confessed to running an
illegal clinic and transfused unscreened blood to the boy in question, along
with three other patients at his facility last year.
The commandant called on members of the public to be
vigilant and wary of fake medical practitioners and report any suspicious
medical personnel or outfit to security agencies for action.
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