Arrested for being a fake doctor, John Anopuem confesses, ‘I don’t know how many people I’ve killed’
John Anopuem, a 42 year old Lagos resident has been arrested for faking being a medical doctor for several years. Known in the Seriki Aro area in Ikeja, ‘Doctor Doctor’ as he’s referred to by unsuspecting neighbours and associates, he was apprehend in his store for selling prescription medicine such as Emzolin, Tuxils, Codeine and many others.
he Orlu Imo State-born was arrested and paraded by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Imohimi Edgar at Ikeja, Lagos.
Anopuem confessed that he gave drugs to patients without prescription as such he could not say the number of the patients that may have died in the process of using those drugs adding that he usually administered drugs through guess work.
Sometimes it worked and at other times it was harmful to the patients which might have resulted to death.
Edgar said it was one of the efforts the police was making to make the state crime free that led to the arrest of the suspect. Edgar thanked the public for partnering with the police on his new police policy to combat crime in the state. He promised that the police will continue to put up their best and work with the public so that the criminal elements will have no hiding place in the society and the suspect will be charged to court after the conclusion of investigation.
