Doctor Arrested For Organ Harvesting ‘Runs Mad’ In Police Cell

A doctor who alleged to have removed a woman’s kidney in Jos, Plateau State capital, Noah Kekere, has reportedly run mad.

Kekere was arrested on Wednesday following a report lodged at the Nasarawa Gown police division by one businessman, Kamal Busari, that his wife’s right kidney was removed during an operation in 2018 by the doctor.

The suspected organ harvester was said to have exhibited traces of mental disorder in the police cell on Saturday evening.

He was subsequently rushed to the Psychiatric unit of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH).

A source from the police headquarters confirmed that the suspect was taken to the hospital when he started tearing his clothes in the cell and started behaving like a “mad” person.

“This made the police rush him to Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) in handcuff.”

A source from the hospital also confirmed that Kekere was admitted at the psychiatric department of the hospital.

The source said ” On arrival, he was just screaming, yelling and shouting. He was saying ‘they want to silence my daughter’.”

Spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, didn’t respond to the inquiry by our correspondent.

Kekere had prior his arrest been carrying out medical treatment, including surgery, for more than two decades at his Murna Clinic and Maternity, located in Yanshanu Community of Jos North Local Government Area of the state.

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NMA says suspect not a medical doctor

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said its findings showed that Noah Kekere, who was arrested for allegedly removing a woman’s kidney in Jos, Plateau State, is not a medical doctor.

The chairman, of the Plateau State chapter of NMA, Dr Bapigaan William Audu, said records at their secretariat showed that the suspect is neither a medical doctor nor a member of NMA.

“What we have at our secretariat and the investigation we have carried out showed that he (Dr Kekere) is not a doctor and not our member.

“We are going to come out with an informed decision on the matter. We are looking at different aspects of the matter as well as different facts available at the moment. So, I think things will be clearer by Monday or Tuesday,” he said.