Viral Video: How Lagos Fake Doctor Forged MBBS Certificate From OAU, Charges N150K for Surgery

Viral Video: How Lagos Fake Doctor Forged MBBS Certificate From OAU, Charges N150K for Surgery

  • A medical doctor based in Lagos has made a stunning revelation about his activities in the field in a viral video
  • Shakirudeen, a resident of Ikorodu, who was paraded after his arrest by police authorities, confessed that he carried out surgical operations using a fake certificate allegedly obtained from the OAU
  • Interestingly, he narrated how he became a professional fake doctor who carried out operations successfully and charged N150,000 per operation

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Shakirudeen, a suspected fake medical practitioner who resides in the Ikorodu area of Lagos, has revealed that he charges N150,000 to perform surgeries on patients with a fake medical certificate from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU).

Lagos police arrest doctor with fake medical certificate
Lagos police arrested and paraded a quack doctor with fake MBBS certificate. Image of Police IGP for illustration purpose. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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How Shakirudeen perform operations with fake license

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As reported by The Punch, the Zone 2 police command, Onikan, Lagos, arrested a 37-year-old fake medical doctor and practitioner, with suspected forged certificates .

In an interview with TVC, on Tuesday, May 7, he confessed that he was not taught how to perform surgical operations but got the knowledge and experience from his boss.

Shakirudeen, in a video making rounds online, claimed he graduated from the Majidun Grammer School and obtained a Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

How Shakirudeen's fake identity was exposed

He added that he was arrested after his last operation.

Shakirudeen explained thus:

"I have worked somewhere as a nursing assistant for two and half years, the MBBS certificate from OAU in my possession is forged, I have only SSCE from Majidun Grammer School.

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"Nobody taught me how to perform surgery, but I used to help my boss then whenever he performed surgery.
"After performing the surgery, the patient has been discharged home, and after like 3 months, the patient came back with police to arrest me.
"The patients survived the surgery, but I don't know why she came back to arrest me.
"I charge N150,000."

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How Imo fake doctor duped POS operator of N21m

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that an alleged fake doctor, Igwe Gift Okechukwu, had been apprehended by the police for defrauding Anita Chinwe Mathias, a POS operator in Owerri, Imo state, of N21 million.

Police spokesperson Olumuyiwa Adejobi, while presenting the suspect in Abuja, disclosed that Okechukwu is under investigation for multiple offences, including criminal conspiracy, organ trafficking fraud, cybercrime, stealing, impersonation, deceit, cheating, and identity theft.

The arrest of Okechukwu was prompted by a report filed with the Force Criminal Investigation Department by Mathias.

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Esther Odili (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.