Police arrest fake surgeon in Cross River

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a theatre adjunct implicit an alleged unauthorised hernia country performed connected a 60-year-old antheral astatine a backstage session successful Ekori, Yakurr Local Government Area of the state.

The patient, identified lone arsenic Ukpan, reportedly developed complications aft undergoing the process connected September 8, 2026, and was discharged from the session the aforesaid day.

According to a connection by the command’s spokesperson, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, the diligent was taken to Ugep General Hospital connected September 11 by a 33-year-old man, Bassey Otu Bassey, pursuing the reported complications.

The connection said occupation started astatine the infirmary astir 9pm erstwhile members of the patient’s household allegedly attempted to onslaught Bassey implicit concerns astir his nonrecreational presumption and his alleged engagement successful the surgery.

Police officers reportedly intervened and took him into protective custody astatine the Ugep Police Division to forestall the concern from escalating.

During preliminary questioning, the fishy allegedly told investigators that helium was a theatre adjunct who performed the process successful the lack of his principal.

The constabulary said they were verifying his nonrecreational presumption and qualifications, arsenic good arsenic the circumstances nether which th...