The Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, ATBUTH, Bauchi, has uncovered a fraudulent scheme within its premises and recovered ₦27,000 allegedly extorted from a patient
The development was disclosed in a press statement issued on Wednesday by the Head of the hospital’s Public Relations and Protocol Unit, Usman Koli.
According to the statement, the fraud was uncovered by the hospital’s SERVICOM Unit during a routine surveillance exercise, which led to the arrest of an impostor who had been defrauding patients and their relatives.
Koli explained that the suspect, described as an elderly man who appeared calm and unsuspecting, was apprehended during a night surveillance operation after collecting ₦45,000 from relatives of a gunshot injury patient.
He said the suspect falsely demanded ₦5,000 for a hospital smart card and ₦40,000 for the purchase of drugs.
“Investigations revealed that hospital smart cards are issued free of charge, while the actual cost of the drugs was ₦18,150. The excess sum of ₦27,000 was recovered, and the suspect has been handed over to the police for investigation and prosecution,” the statement read.
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