{"id":17494,"date":"2019-11-02T20:16:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-02T20:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=17494"},"modified":"2019-11-02T20:16:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T20:16:01","slug":"well-fight-doctors-issuing-fake-medical-reports-efcc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/well-fight-doctors-issuing-fake-medical-reports-efcc","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019ll fight doctors issuing fake medical reports \u2013 EFCC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Economic_and_Financial_Crimes_Commission\">Economic and Finance Crimes Commission<\/a> (EFCC) has said it will extend its investigation to doctors who issue fake medical reports to those facing prosecution for alleged economic and financial crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Acting Chairman of the commission, Mr Ibrahim Magu, disclosed this at an interactive session with newsmen in Abuja on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will extend our investigation to doctors who connive with criminals and give them fake medical report. We have to go after them and fight them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose facing corrupt allegations go as far as getting fake reports from abroad. So, the practice of giving fake medical report must stop,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Magu who also said that most of the corruption cases were not properly reported during prosecution, urged journalists to help in fighting corruption in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the cases during prosecution are not properly reported. The stories are not balanced. I don\u2019t know how many people go to court to report the actual incident and the facts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat is why we have endless cases in court. We are seriously going back to the drawing board and we will call all the lawyers handling our cases to tell us the status of the cases ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome would win senate and present serial medical results that they can not appear in court. Some would be brought to the courtroom in a stretcher,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He, however, added that the commission was carrying out investigations into some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) operating in the North-East as they were being used to move cash around. (NAN)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Economic and Finance Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said it will extend its investigation to doctors who issue fake medical reports to those facing prosecution for alleged economic and financial crimes. 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