The Enugu State Ministry of Health has arrested a fake doctor and sealed an illegal hospital in Obollo-Etiti in Udenu Local Government Area for operating without a licence and putting patients’ lives at risk.

This was contained in a statement by the Public Relations Officer of the ministry, Ugodu Avemaria, on Sunday.

According to the statement, the Commissioner for Health, Prof George Ugwu, coordinated the operation, which uncovered shocking evidence of the facility’s unhygienic and unfit conditions.

The statement named the fake doctor as Mr Kenneth Mamah and his hospital, named St. Joseph Memorial Hospital, Ada-ulo Obollo-Etiti Community.

“The enforcement team, acting on credible intelligence and complaints from concerned residents, stormed the facility recently, where they discovered that the owner has been conducting surgical procedures in his consulting room and other medical practices in an environment grossly unfit for any form of operative care.

“The self-proclaimed doctor had no medical licence, no professional training, and no authorisation from the state ministry of health.

“Despite this, he routinely performed surgical operations, endangering the lives of residents who unsuspectingly sought care,” Avemaria said.