Photo: Fake medical doctor allegedly defrauds over 30 people of N6m with promises of contracts in Calabar
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested one Peter
Bishung for allegedly defrauding over 30 people of more than N6million.
It was gathered that Mr. Bishung, who posed as a medical
doctor had been hanging around the Ministry of Health headquarters
premises at the Michael Ani secretariat in Calabar where he may have
gotten wind of information to swindle unsuspecting contractors of cash.
He is said to have allegedly posed as a middle man for
contracts especially for the 1.5 million dollars world bank health grant
to revitalize the Primary Health care system in the state.
Mr. Bishung is suspected to have defrauded about 32 people
of over N6 million promising them that they will get contracts. He is
said to have collected a minimum of NGN200,000 from each company profile
collected.
He was often found around the reception of the office of
the Director of Medical Services in the ministry, Dr. Kenneth Takim, who
had asked him to produce relevant papers to prove he was a medical
practitioner which he failed to do.
He claimed to be “working with department of medical
services in the second floor of the Cross River State Ministry of
Health, Calabar,” a source in the ministry told CrossRiverWatch.
He was lodging at federal heads of parastatals guest house
located at road 6, federal housing estate from where he carried out his
alleged dubious acts.
“He is on the run because he could not offset the bills he incurred there amounting to almost NGN200,000,” the source added.
The Police is said to have recovered the profiles of 32 companies in the same room.
And, Police sources say the matter has been moved from the
Zone Six Police Command in Calabar and is now domiciled at the Federal
Housing Division.
Source: CrossRiverWatch
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