Fake doctor arrested for stealing N290,000 belonging to a blind man

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps in Kwara state has arrested a suspect,  Hammer Olalekan for claiming to be a doctor and defrauding a blind person.

The state command's boss Mr. Adeyinka Ayinla, on Monday paraded the suspect who hails from Odo Otin Local Government Area of Osun State was arrested at Aboto Oja in Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State.Via the command’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Henry Bilesanmi, Adeyinka revealed that the fake doctor stole N290,000 from a blind patients account he was supposedly treating.


Things took a different turn when the patient's son went to withdraw some money from his father's account but found nothing there.

Adeyinka said subsequent request for a statement of the account then showed that the fake doctor carried out the withdrawal.

He was only discovered to have no qualification after his arrest.

“Olalekan is under investigation and would be charged to court very soon. Exhibits found on him are syringe and needles, blood pressure machine, charms, ATM cards, etc,” the NSCDC boss said.

Meanwhile, the commandant also paraded, Mr. Ayo Adewole, who was allegedly involved in job racketeering.

He allegedly duped unsuspecting members of the public of various amounts of money under the guise of giving them employment into NSCDC.

Adeyinka stated that the suspect would also be charged to court very soon.


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