Ola Jimade has probably treated hundreds of persons in
his career as a medical doctor. He had been operating like his
colleagues: attending sick calls, and administering drugs to sick
persons at VitalCare Hospital, at 21B, Phase 3, Kubwa,
Abuja, until Tuesday when the Kogi state indigene was declared
wanted by the federal capital territory (FCT) police command for
alleged criminal activities.
Since then, everything turned sour: patients — both admitted and
outpatients — fled, staff were also nowhere to be found, while the
hospital, said to have been founded by him, turned a ghost of
itself.
And his crime? Jimade is alleged to be the leader of a syndicate
group specialised in armed robbery and car snatching in Abuja. On
Tuesday, the FCT police command paraded five members of his gang
during which he was declared wanted.
The five persons, according to Sadiq Bello, FCT commissioner of
police, are Sunday Okhomode, 30; Meshak James, 23; and Amusu
Koku, 28(a painter said to specialise in changing the colour of
stolen vehicles), Kunle Obajemi, 49, allegedly an expert in
changing chassis numbers; and Suleiman Isa, 26, said to be a
goldsmith who buys stolen jewelries from the gang.
The last straw that spoilt the show of the gang was a robbery at
a house in Maitama in November 2017 during which they allegedly
stole a BMW X6 vehicle, large quantities of gold and other
valuables worth millions of naira. According to the police,
investigations by the command’s special anti-robbery squad (SARS)
later led to the arrest of the five suspects. The vehicle, as well
as five other vehicles also allegedly stolen by the gang, were also
recovered. Among the items discovered in the hospital, according to
the police, were four pistols with eight rounds of live ammunition
as well as a face mask
VITALCARE: DESERTED, FLOODED AND RANSACKED
Deserted… entrance of the hospital
When TheCable no TheNigerialawyer visited the hospital on
Saturday, not a single person was seen within the premises.
The hospital block is made up of two apartments, one housing the
reception, call room, drug stores, and while the other houses the
casualty wards as well as some offices. The whole place looked
ransacked, an indication that no major activity might have been
carried out in the building since the search by the police.
Apart from the disorganised state of things in the building,
most of the offices were also flooded while some other offices were
under lock. Efforts made by TheCable to speak to the hospital
authorities were unsuccessful as calls made to the hospital line on
the billboard outside the building were being diverted.
TheCable could not reach out to the accused to hear his own side
of the story. Some residents, however, confirmed that the hospital
was deserted after Jimade was declared wanted.
“The place (hospital) has not been functioning for days. Aas you
can see, nobody is there,” said the operator of a grocery around
the hospital.
When asked if he has met the doctor in person, he retorted: “No
o, I don’t know him. I’ve not entered the hospital before.”
A resident, who declined to disclose his identity, gave more
details about the place.
“On Tuesday, we heard the police were looking for the doctor. I
am not sure of his offence but people are saying he is a criminal.
I visited the hospital once; I went to see a friend who was
involved in an accident. I also met some nurses that day. I
don’t know much about the place but no one would believe the man is
a criminal.”
The reception… receiving no patient
‘HOW I WAS RECRUITED BY DR JIMADE’
At the time the suspected gang members were being paraded by the
police, James, one of the suspects, said he worked in the hospital
as a cleaner.
According to him, he “followed” the doctor as a result of the
challenges he was facing, being stranded in Abuja.
“I was not robbing before, but why I decided to follow him (the
doctor) was because he promised to rent a house for me and furnish
it because I have no place to stay in this Abuja,” James was quoted
as saying.
“I don’t have a family in this Abuja. I met him in his hospital.
I worked there as a cleaner. I am facing some challenges which I
always tell him. It is only me and him that went for that Toyota
operation but I don’t know how many they were in the other ones
they have been doing.”
AN ADVOCATE FOR COSMETIC SURGERY
Not the Jay Jay we know
In a 2013 article, Jimade talked extensively about cosmetic
surgery. He wrote about the types of cosmetic surgery, its
procedure, benefits and eligibility. He said “having cosmetic
surgery, is a big decision, so you should think carefully about why
you want it. Also ask yourself: Am I expecting the surgery to
change my life as well as my appearance? Am I considering cosmetic
surgery for myself or to please someone else? Am I expecting the
surgery to improve my relationship?
“Am I expecting the surgery to improve my social skills or job
prospects? Can surgery really give me the look I want? Am I going
to be happier with my looks? Can it solve my disfigurement
problems?”
DISBELIEF, SHOCK FROM NIGERIANS
The news of Jimade’s alleged crime has caused ripples through
various social media platforms.
While some Nigerians are doubting the authenticity of the
information from the police, others say it is “not surprising”.
For instance, Sunday Mba, a Facebook user, said there is a
conspiracy against the doctor.
“This (the news that he was declared wanted by the police) is
fake! Medical doctor owned a hospital at the same time an armed
robber? Conspiracy somewhere at work. God please have mercy on us
and our nation.”
His views were supported by that of Nnamdi Joseph, also a
Facebook user, who said: “I can’t trust him but I feel maybe he is
challenging other doctors and they set him up. Many doctors are on
run now. Because of jealousy. Only God knows the truth. May God
save us and allow our destiny to shine. Amen.”
But Ibrahim Bello said the doctor’s case is similar to that of
the alleged billionaire kidnapper better known as Evans.
“This is not surprising,” he said, “We have a billionaire Evans,
people with traditional titles that are experts and leaders in
kidnappings and robberies.”
Efforts to get updates on Jimade’s case were unsuccessful as
Anjugurijesse Manzah, spokesman of the FCT police command, did not
pick calls or reply text message sent to his telephone.
Culled TheCable
Ola Jimade has probably treated hundreds of persons in
his career as a medical doctor. He had been operating like his
colleagues: attending sick calls, and administering drugs to sick
persons at VitalCare Hospital, at 21B, Phase 3, Kubwa,
Abuja, until Tuesday when the Kogi state indigene was declared
wanted by the federal capital territory (FCT) police command for
alleged criminal activities.
Since then, everything turned sour: patients — both admitted and
outpatients — fled, staff were also nowhere to be found, while the
hospital, said to have been founded by him, turned a ghost of
itself.
And his crime? Jimade is alleged to be the leader of a syndicate
group specialised in armed robbery and car snatching in Abuja. On
Tuesday, the FCT police command paraded five members of his gang
during which he was declared wanted.
The five persons, according to Sadiq Bello, FCT commissioner of
police, are Sunday Okhomode, 30; Meshak James, 23; and Amusu
Koku, 28(a painter said to specialise in changing the colour of
stolen vehicles), Kunle Obajemi, 49, allegedly an expert in
changing chassis numbers; and Suleiman Isa, 26, said to be a
goldsmith who buys stolen jewelries from the gang.
The last straw that spoilt the show of the gang was a robbery at
a house in Maitama in November 2017 during which they allegedly
stole a BMW X6 vehicle, large quantities of gold and other
valuables worth millions of naira. According to the police,
investigations by the command’s special anti-robbery squad (SARS)
later led to the arrest of the five suspects. The vehicle, as well
as five other vehicles also allegedly stolen by the gang, were also
recovered. Among the items discovered in the hospital, according to
the police, were four pistols with eight rounds of live ammunition
as well as a face mask
VITALCARE: DESERTED, FLOODED AND RANSACKED
Deserted… entrance of the hospital
When TheCable no TheNigerialawyer visited the hospital on
Saturday, not a single person was seen within the premises.
The hospital block is made up of two apartments, one housing the
reception, call room, drug stores, and while the other houses the
casualty wards as well as some offices. The whole place looked
ransacked, an indication that no major activity might have been
carried out in the building since the search by the police.
Apart from the disorganised state of things in the building,
most of the offices were also flooded while some other offices were
under lock. Efforts made by TheCable to speak to the hospital
authorities were unsuccessful as calls made to the hospital line on
the billboard outside the building were being diverted.
TheCable could not reach out to the accused to hear his own side
of the story. Some residents, however, confirmed that the hospital
was deserted after Jimade was declared wanted.
“The place (hospital) has not been functioning for days. Aas you
can see, nobody is there,” said the operator of a grocery around
the hospital.
When asked if he has met the doctor in person, he retorted: “No
o, I don’t know him. I’ve not entered the hospital before.”
A resident, who declined to disclose his identity, gave more
details about the place.
“On Tuesday, we heard the police were looking for the doctor. I
am not sure of his offence but people are saying he is a criminal.
I visited the hospital once; I went to see a friend who was
involved in an accident. I also met some nurses that day. I
don’t know much about the place but no one would believe the man is
a criminal.”
The reception… receiving no patient
‘HOW I WAS RECRUITED BY DR JIMADE’
At the time the suspected gang members were being paraded by the
police, James, one of the suspects, said he worked in the hospital
as a cleaner.
According to him, he “followed” the doctor as a result of the
challenges he was facing, being stranded in Abuja.
“I was not robbing before, but why I decided to follow him (the
doctor) was because he promised to rent a house for me and furnish
it because I have no place to stay in this Abuja,” James was quoted
as saying.
“I don’t have a family in this Abuja. I met him in his hospital.
I worked there as a cleaner. I am facing some challenges which I
always tell him. It is only me and him that went for that Toyota
operation but I don’t know how many they were in the other ones
they have been doing.”
AN ADVOCATE FOR COSMETIC SURGERY
Not the Jay Jay we know
In a 2013 article, Jimade talked extensively about cosmetic
surgery. He wrote about the types of cosmetic surgery, its
procedure, benefits and eligibility. He said “having cosmetic
surgery, is a big decision, so you should think carefully about why
you want it. Also ask yourself: Am I expecting the surgery to
change my life as well as my appearance? Am I considering cosmetic
surgery for myself or to please someone else? Am I expecting the
surgery to improve my relationship?
“Am I expecting the surgery to improve my social skills or job
prospects? Can surgery really give me the look I want? Am I going
to be happier with my looks? Can it solve my disfigurement
problems?”
DISBELIEF, SHOCK FROM NIGERIANS
The news of Jimade’s alleged crime has caused ripples through
various social media platforms.
While some Nigerians are doubting the authenticity of the
information from the police, others say it is “not surprising”.
For instance, Sunday Mba, a Facebook user, said there is a
conspiracy against the doctor.
“This (the news that he was declared wanted by the police) is
fake! Medical doctor owned a hospital at the same time an armed
robber? Conspiracy somewhere at work. God please have mercy on us
and our nation.”
His views were supported by that of Nnamdi Joseph, also a
Facebook user, who said: “I can’t trust him but I feel maybe he is
challenging other doctors and they set him up. Many doctors are on
run now. Because of jealousy. Only God knows the truth. May God
save us and allow our destiny to shine. Amen.”
But Ibrahim Bello said the doctor’s case is similar to that of
the alleged billionaire kidnapper better known as Evans.
“This is not surprising,” he said, “We have a billionaire Evans,
people with traditional titles that are experts and leaders in
kidnappings and robberies.”
Efforts to get updates on Jimade’s case were unsuccessful as
Anjugurijesse Manzah, spokesman of the FCT police command, did not
pick calls or reply text message sent to his telephone.
Culled TheCable
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