Police FCID Parades Fake Doctor For Organ Trafficking; Others

Men from the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigation Department apprehended one Igwe Gift Okechukwu, pictured above, for criminal conspiracy, organ trafficking, fraud, cybercrime, stealing, impersonation, deceit, cheating, and identity theft, all of which were reported to the Force Criminal Investigation Department by one Anita Chinwe Mathias ‘f.

According to a statement issued by ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the police command’s spokesperson, the complainant is a POS operator with several POS branches in Owerri, and on the fateful day she met the suspect, she went to a shopping mall in Owerri to get some personal effects, where the suspect introduced himself as Dr Henry Ovie, a neurologist recently transferred from Port Harcourt to FMC, Owerri.

According to Adejobi, the complainant further said that Igwe got her phone number and developed a strong relationship with her.

‘’He told her that he was expecting some money and that he would love to make use of her POS to collect the money. The suspect then sent the amount of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Naira (#5,500,000) to her account, which made her believe that the suspect had a genuine source of income. She proceeded to state that on 11th September, 2023 the suspect tricked her into entering a code on her POS machine which she did due to the trust she had for him. After the suspect left her place, she noticed that all the money in her POS account was withdrawn, which amounted to the sum of Twenty-One Million Naira (#21,000,000) and all efforts to reach out to the suspect proved abortive. She also went to the Federal Medical Center, where the suspect claimed to be working, to ask about him and she was told that none of their doctors bear such name.

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“She immediately reported the case to the Force Criminal Investigation Department Abuja, where intelligent officers swung into action to arrest the suspect.”

The statement further reads; “During the investigation, the officers discovered that the suspect had changed his phone number, relocated from Owerri to Lafia in Nasarawa State, where he rented and furnished an apartment, where he was later arrested after being tracked. Further investigations revealed that the suspect goes by different names such as Igwe Richard, and Ovie Henry with multiple phone numbers and emails that he uses to perpetrate his heinous acts. The investigation also revealed that the suspectʼs identity was not documented on the National Identity Management Commission portal, and neither was his information in any Nigeria Information Database. Upon his arrest, it was discovered that the said Igwe was also involved in organ trafficking and that he has a contact in Toronto, Canada with whom he engages in the trade of human organs.”

Adejobi went on to say that the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has restated the force’s commitment and dedication to battling crime and criminality while also maintaining the safety and security of our community. He stated that the IGP has promised Nigerians that an exhaustive investigation is underway and that any other perpetrators involved in this terrible act would be brought to justice and charged in court.