The Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Odama, on Friday, paraded a medical doctor, Ayodele Joseph, for allegedly sedating and raping a nurse on May 5, 2023. Joseph was reportedly performing an operation on the nurse in his hospital in Ilorin, Kwara State, when the u fortunate incident happened. The medical doctor was paraded alongside 13 other suspected criminals in what seems to be another wave of arrests of suspected criminals in the state within two months under the watch of CP Odama.
Speaking Odama said that “one female victim (name withheld) a nurse by profession reported to the Police that she went to Ayodele Hospital at No. 290, Sawmill Area, Lagos Road, Ilorin for surgery.
“The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr. Ayodele Joseph, during the treatment, sedated the patient which led her to become unconscious.
“Before the sedation, fearing any mishap, the patient activated her telephone and placed in a vantage position to record the surgery unknown to the doctor, before the expected surgery.
“She woke up from sleep after the surgery to find herself fully naked, and when viewing the recorded video, she discovered that the said Dr. Ayodele Joseph had an unlawful sexual intercourse with her while under sedation.”
“Odama further revealed that the suspect (Dr. Ayodele Joseph) was previously arraigned over alleged unprofessional conduct resulting in the death of one Nneka Akanike in his hospital.
”According to him, “before the sedation, fearing any mishap, the patient activated her telephone and placed in a vantage position to record the surgery unknown to the doctor.
“She later woke up from sleep after the surgery to find herself fully naked, and when viewing the recorded video, she discovered that the said Dr. Ayodele Joseph had unlawful sexual intercourse with her while under sedation.
“Investigation led to the recovery of the video recording of the sexual action on the victim which was also corroborated by the medical examinations conducted on her,” he added
Odama said the medical doctor would be charged with rape at the conclusion of ongoing investigation.
Joseph has denied the allegation, saying the nurse was his girlfriend.
