Police arrest two more doctors linked to organ harvesting case in Plateau

The Plateau State Police Command has apprehended two more medical doctors in connection with the alleged illegal harvesting of vital human organs, as part of the ongoing investigation into the activities of Noah Kekere, a suspected quack doctor.

The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alabo Alfred, confirmed this development to journalists in Jos.

Alabo stated that the newly arrested suspects, in addition to Kekere, are currently in police custody and are undergoing thorough investigations.

Kekere, who posed as a medical doctor, was previously arrested after allegations surfaced that he had removed a woman’s kidney during surgery.

The Plateau Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) had distanced itself from Kekere, asserting that investigations had shown he was not a licensed medical doctor.

Alabo did not reveal the identities of the two new suspects but disclosed that the State Commissioner of Police would soon establish a high-powered committee comprising medical experts.

This committee will conduct an extensive examination of the woman who claims that Kekere removed one of her vital organs during surgery, allowing authorities to determine whether her organ had been tampered with.

“We have arrested two additional suspects who actually conducted the surgery on the said woman. We are in touch with the Ministry of Health in the state and the NMA to give us some professionals that will assist us in our investigation.

The Commissioner of Police will constitute a committee of seasoned medical experts to look into these allegations with a view to getting to the root of the matter,” explained the PPRO.

The ongoing investigation has revealed that Kekere was not a trained medical doctor despite his claims to the contrary.

His arrest followed allegations made by a businessman, Alhaji Kamal, who accused Kekere of removing one of his wife’s kidneys during surgery in 2018.

Kamal’s wife, Kehinde, had been experiencing chronic stomach pain for five years, and she was taken to Kekere’s clinic in Nasarawa Gwom Community of Jos North Local Government Area, where the surgery was performed.