Oyo Govt, NMA, Seal Obeki Pharmacy Over Quackery Activities
Reported by Ayooluwa Afolabi
The Oyo chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), in collaboration with the State House Committee on Health and the Ministry of Health, has shut down the popular Obeki Pharmacy in the Monatan area of Ibadan.
The exercise was overseen by Oyo Assembly's Health Committee members alongside security operatives.
It was gathered that the facility was shut because it was carrying out surgical procedures, and admitting patients, among other roles of a full-fledged hospital.
Other officials involved in the closure operation include Dr. Adekunle Aremu, the Director of Secondary Healthcare, and Hon. Rilwan Saminu Gbadamosi, the Chairman of the OYHA House Committee on Health, who was accompanied by two other Assembly members.
Confirming the development, the Chairman, Oyo NMA, Dr Happy Adedapo, said the facility was acting beyond its mandate and carrying out activities and roles of a full-fledged hospital without registering as such, The Nation reported.
Adedapo said: “The leadership of NMA Oyo State branch, in conjunction with the Oyo State House Committee on Health and the Ministry of Health, closed down a notorious Pharmacy known for quackery activities along Monatan road in Ibadan earlier today (Tuesday).
“The name is Obeki Pharmacy at Monatan area of Ibadan, Oyo state. The facility is owned by one Mr Paulson Obeki
“The Pharmacy was acting beyond her mandate by carrying out surgical procedures, admitting patients, and performing other roles of a full-fledged hospital without registering as such.”
He said the facility will remain shut until further notice, adding that a promise not to indulge in medical practice going forward will be extracted from the owner before any other thing is considered.
He advised others who still engage in such practices to desist, noting that the general public was at risk as they would have been drained of their hard-earned money and cases would have been complicated before getting to real hospitals.
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