Police Arrest Nigerian Quack Doctor With Primary School Education For Injecting Patient To Death
According to the statement, Usman, who only has a primary school education, hails from Pindi village in Gombe State and claimed to have received training at Asibitin Yusuf in Agyaragu, Obi LGA.
Police in Nasarawa State have arrested Isa Usman, a quack doctor, for allegedly causing the death of Zaki Yaka Ajohol after administering a Procaine Injection.
The arrest was made on Wednesday at Iyayi Village in Kadarko district of Keana Local Government Area.
DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the arrest in a statement.
According to the statement, Usman, who only has a primary school education, hails from Pindi village in Gombe State and claimed to have received training at Asibitin Yusuf in Agyaragu, Obi LGA.
The suspect confessed to administering the Procaine Injection for three days to treat typhoid. On the fourth day, after administering the same injection, the victim became unconscious and was later confirmed dead at a primary health care facility in Akeleku.
Nansel stated “the Commissioner of Police Umar Shehu Nadada has ordered the transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Lafia for further investigation and prosecution”.
Drugs and other medical implements were recovered from Usman as evidence.
