A fake medical practitioner, who infected a six-year old boy with HIV through contaminated blood transfusion, has been remanded at the Lafia prisons , Nasarawa State .
In July,the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) arrested the 30 year old suspect ,Jonathan Ibrahim.
The state Commandant, Bashir-Kano, who disclosed this, yesterday, while speaking with newsmen in Lafia,said that investigation into the case revealed that both the suspect and his wife tested positive to the virus.
According to Vanguard ,he said the command had concluded investigation, adding that the state government, through the Attorney-General have begun the prosecution of the suspect.
“As we speak, the suspect has already been remanded at the Lafia prisons following his arraignment at the Upper Area Court in Doma on Tuesday, Aug. 1,’’ Bashir-Kano said. He said the command was working out modality to see how it could assist the boy’s family ameliorate his plight and called on spirited individuals to reach out to him through the command.
Jonathan who was operating an illegal clinic,infected the 6-year-old boy with HIV through transfusion of unscreened blood.
The commandant said the suspect had confessed to running an illegal clinic and transfused
unscreened blood at his facility last year.
“If such persons are not made to face the law, there would be increased cases of untimely death occasioned by fake medical treatment,” he said.
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