MDCAN Questions El Rufai's Physician over False Medical Report

# MDCAN Questions El Rufai’s Physician Over Alleged False Medical Report
ICPC accuses doctor of issuing disputed report supporting El Rufai’s bail.
3. National Hospital CMD expected to testify for prosecution in case.

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has questioned Dr Bello Abubakar, the personal physician to former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El Rufai, over allegations that he procured a false medical report for his patient.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the development followed a four count charge filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) against Abubakar, a consultant radiation oncologist at the National Hospital, Abuja, over the alleged offence.

According to court documents, the anti graft agency accused Abubakar of knowingly issuing a false medical report titled “Medical Report and Expert Opinion for Urgent Medical Intervention” dated June 10, 2026.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the commission alleged that the report was prepared to support El Rufai’s bail application in a separate criminal case pending before the Kaduna State High Court.

The ICPC further alleged that the report was presented before a Commissioner for Oaths in Kaduna State before being filed in court.

The allegations are those of the prosecution and have yet to be determined by the court.

Sources familiar with the investigation told Daily Trust that the ICPC initially referred Abubakar to the leadership of MDCAN before commencing criminal proceedings.

The sources said the commission wanted to avoid creating the impression that the medical profession was being targeted while investigating the allegations against the physician.

One of the sources also claimed that the commission subjected the disputed medical report to independent verification by medical experts before taking further action.

“When we got the medical report, we went on to confirm the genuineness of the document. We got three medical doctors in Nigeria and one doctor in the United States. All of them confirmed the document to be fake,” the source was quoted as saying.

However, the ICPC has not publicly released details of the alleged expert findings beyond the information contained in the court filings.

In the charges, the ICPC accused Abubakar of allegedly giving false information with the intention of misleading a public officer, contrary to provisions of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act.

The physician was also accused of allegedly abusing his position as a medical consultant by issuing the disputed report.

He was further accused of conspiring with a Commissioner for Oaths, Aliyu Bala, in connection with documents filed in support of El Rufai’s bail application.

The fourth count alleged that Abubakar falsely presented the disputed report as an authorised document of the National Hospital, Abuja.

Abubakar is expected to respond to the allegations before the court.

Court documents indicate that the Chief Medical Director of the National Hospital, Abuja, Prof Raji Mahmud, is expected to testify as a prosecution witness.

According to the prosecution, Mahmud is expected to testify that the National Hospital did not authorise the medical report attributed to Abubakar.

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He is also expected to state that the report was allegedly issued without following the hospital’s established procedures or conducting the required medical examination.

The court documents further stated that the National Hospital confirmed to ICPC investigators that Abubakar remains attached to the institution as a Chief Consultant Radiation Oncologist on a contract appointment following his retirement from full time service.