Doctor Noah Kekere, who was arrested for allegedly harvesting a woman’s kidney in Jos, reportedly turned lunatic on Saturday while in police detention at the Plateau State Police Command.
Chronicle NG reports that the doctor was arrested on Wednesday following a report at the Nasarawa Gwom police division accusing him of removing the right kidney of Mrs. Kehinde Kamal during a surgery in 2018.
The suspect’s arrest had previously been confirmed by the state police headquarters.
According to our source, Kekere was rushed to the psychiatric unit of Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH) after exhibiting signs of insanity in the police cell.
A source from the police headquarters confirmed to City & Crime that the suspect was rushed to the hospital after he began acting erratically in the cell, shredding his clothes.
The source said, “This made the police rush him to Jos University Teaching Hospital in handcuffs.”
A hospital source also confirmed that Dr. Kekere was admitted to the psychiatric department of the hospital.
The source from the hospital also confirmed that Dr. Kekere was admitted to the psychiatric department of the hospital.
The source said, “On arrival, he was just screaming, yelling, and shouting. He was saying, “They want to silence my daughter.”
It is reported that mobile police officers are mounting surveillance at the psychiatric unit of the hospital.
The state police command, DSP Alabo Alfred, didn’t respond to the inquiry by our correspondent on the new development.
Our correspondent gathered that Kekere had, before his arrest, been carrying out medical treatment, including surgeries, for more than two decades in his Murna Clinic and Maternity, located in Yanshanu Community of Jos North LGA of the state.