A Lagos-based
medical practitioner, Olugbenga Farajimakin, was yesterday arraigned for
allegedly partnering a “self-acclaimed doctor’’ to perform a C-Section on a
woman
that led to her death.
44yrs old
Farajimakin was docked at an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on a
charge of conspiracy.
The accused,
however, pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The
prosecutor, Insp. Adebayo Oladele, had told the court that the accused
committed the offence on June 5 at Glorious Mercy Clinic situated at No. 14,
William Akintunde St., Abule-Egba area of Lagos State. Oladele said that the
accused had partnered one Shehu Abdulkareem, a registered nurse, only licensed
to operate a convalescent home, but impersonated a doctor fit to carry out a
C-Section.
“The accused
had joined Abdulkareem to perform a Caesarean Section on one Eunice Omokwudu
that led to her death.
“Farajimakin
ought to have prevented Abdulkareem from doing so since he was only a trained
nurse,” he said.
NAN reports
that Abdulkareem, who was arraigned sometime in 2016 is to face trial on
negligence and murder before a Lagos high court following a legal advice
received from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPPs).
The prosecutor
said the offence committed contravened Section 410 of the Criminal Law Cap C17
Vol. 3, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2015.
Chief
Magistrate M.O. Olajuwon admitted the accused to N200,000 bail with one surety
in like sum.
Olajuwon also
ruled that the surety must be working in a reputable company and the prosecutor
must verify his address as being genuine. The case was adjourned further to
January 26.
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