Akpoviri Jimmy has been sentenced to four years in prison by a Magistrates’ Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, for impersonating as a medical doctor.
Akassa Michael, a Senior Magistrate, delivered the judgment on Friday and included hard labour in prison as punishment for the convict.
The 49-year-old convict was arrested in Yenagoa in June 2021 for impersonating one Dr Charles Umeh, a serving medical doctor based in Taraba State, while concealing his real name, Akpoviri Jimmy.
Jimmy was later apprehended by the police and confessed that he used the academic credentials of Dr Umeh without his knowledge.
Philip Soroh, the prosecuting counsel, commended the judicial proceedings, as well as the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association and the state Ministry of Health for their roles in the effort to bring the imposter to book.
The state chairman, NMA, Dr Torunana Ngowari, thanked the parties that were involved in the process of the arrest, prosecution and conviction of the fake doctor.
He said the NMA was prepared to safeguard the health of residents by ensuring the apprehension and conviction of quacks.
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