Akwa Ibom State Police command says it has arrested one Gabriel Gideon from Nsit Ubium local government area of the state for parading himself as an Ophthalmologist.
In a press statement by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Timfon John on Friday, the suspect allegedly administered a mixture of unapproved substances to hundreds of people in Ikot Akpan Itam, Ikot Abasi in guise of curing their eye defects.
The statement said Gideon allegedly assembled over 300 people in each village, charging them ₦500 to administer a concoction of olive oil, juice, and water as a cure for various eye conditions.
The PPRO said the suspect had confessed to not being a qualified ophthalmologist, adding that a medical team from the Ministry of Health had confirmed the nature of the unapproved substances.
The statement in parts, “A fake medical doctor who parades himself as an ophthalmologist has been arrested for allegedly administering a mixture of unapproved substances to hundreds of people in Ikot Akpan Itam, Ikot Abasi Itam, and Nung Ikot Itam in Itu LGA.
“On Thursday, August 14, 2025, at approximately 12:05 PM, Operatives of the Command received a tip from a concerned citizen regarding a man who was reportedly treating eye defects with unapproved substances.
” The suspect, identified as Gabriel Gideon from Nsit Ubium, was apprehended.”
