One Martins Ugwu, a Senior Medical Officer II on Grade Level 13, has been arrested by the police after the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) indicted him as an impostor.

The MDCN said they discovered Ugwu is an impostor and has been using a certificate belonging to another Dr. Davidson Daniel who is the genuine doctor and he currently undertakes his residency training in Jos, Plateau State.

Ugwu before his arrest was due to be promoted to an Assistant Director in the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, a parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Health, and has been working in the civil service since 2006 under the name, Dr. George Davidson Daniel.

It was observed that Ugwu must have stolen the certificate from Daniel whom they both hail from Benue state, when he participated as the Best Man to Daniel during his wedding in 2006.

Ironically, Ugwu was part of a government committee that met more than 200 contingents returning from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea where they had volunteered to help fight Ebola under an African Union mission, last week in Abuja.

But the present concern to the MDCN is that few hours after his arrest, Ugwu was released by the police and there is a suspicion of compromise in the case.

A letter by the MDCN reads, “Records available to the council revealed that this “Dr.” Davidson Daniel George is an impostor as he is impersonating another Dr. Davidson Daniel who is the genuine doctor and he currently undertakes his residency training in Jos, Plateau State.

“The council summoned and interacted with the genuine doctor who gave some vital information on the impostor. The council has reported the matter to the law enforcement agency as a case of impersonation; with the genuine doctor deposing to a statement with regard to what happened between him and the fake doctor whose real name is Mr. Martins Ugwu.

“As it is, Mr. Martins Ugwu is an impostor. You may therefore wish to take further actions to deal with this matter in accordance with the provisions of the law.”

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