The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has officially confirmed a man identified as Mr. Noah Kekere, who is being investigated for alleged organ härvesting, a fraud and an impostor.

According to a statement signed by Bapigaan Audu, the chairman and Istifanus Bako, the public relations office of NMA (Plateau Chapter), Kekere was arrested after non-consensual harvesting of a patient’s right kidney in Jos.

The statement noted that Kekere is not a medical doctor. Kekere attended the School of Nursing, Obangede, where he became a registered nurse according to report.

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Kekere was arrested a week ago after a businessman, Alhaji Kamal, accused him of removing his wife’s kidney during sugery in 2018 and leaving the woman in pain for the last five years.

The suspect is currently under psychiatric care at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), as he exhibited symptoms of mental illness on Saturday, September 9, 2023.