ICPC Arrests Fake Medical Doctor Involved In Visa Scams

ICPC Arrests Fake Medical Doctor

Involved In Visa Scams

The operatives of Independent Corrupt

Practices And Other Related Offences

Commission (ICPC) have arrested and

detained one Mr George Dawari who has not

only been posing as a Medical Doctor but

also involved in visa scams.

During interrogation it was discovered that

the suspect was neither a Medical Doctor nor

did he work in the National Hospital Abuja as

claimed.

Dawari was arrested on June 5, 2015 on the

strength of a petition filed before ICPC

alleging that Dawari demanded the sum of

N450,000 from a couple with a promise to

procure 5-year visas to the United States for

them and members of their family.

After obtaining a warrant, a search on the

residence of Dawari who had earlier offered to

administer drugs on one of the Petitioners, a

female, under the pretense of being a Medical

Doctor, ICPC operatives discovered some

medical equipment including a stethoscope

and medical coverall with his name engraved

on it in his possession.

Also discovered in the suspect’s house

were six green Nigerian passports, four of

which had been stamped with the United

States visas . The passports were

subsequently sent to the American Embassy

for authentication. The US Embassy declared

the visas fake and process for procurement

fraudulent.

ICPC requests members of the public that

have had any medication or visa transactions

with the fake Medical Doctor to immediately

seek remedial medical attention in hospitals

and to also volunteer information at ICPC

headquarters.

The suspect is to be charged to court for

violating section 16 of the ICPC Act 2000 and

section 321 of the Penal Code.

Folu Olamiti