By Ayodele Oni
A Pastor at Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel), Durumi, Abuja and Chief Consultant Obstetrician & Gynecologist/Medical Doctor, John Abebe has been dragged to Court over alleged N19 Million fraud and sale Of couple’s embryos.
The case was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) by the Federal Government.
Abebe was accused in a criminal charge of fraud, criminal conspiracy, unlawful disclosure of confidential medical records, and the alleged sale of a couple’s embryos.
The charges were in suit number CV/005/26 filed by the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, against Dr. Abebe and his hospital, Joje Abebe Fertility Centre Limited.
In the three-count charge, prosecutors allege that Dr. Abebe unlawfully released the confidential medical records of Mrs. Mary Manga without consent, contrary to Section 29 of the National Health Act, 2014.
The government further claims that between January and May 2025, Dr. Abebe, described as a Chief Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist, obtained N19 million from the couple under the pretext of being an In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) specialist.
He is accused of converting the funds to personal use, an offence punishable under Section 1 of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Related Offences Act, 2006.
Prosecutors also allege that the doctor sold the couple’s fully developed embryos to other patients, a claim that, if proven, could rank among the most serious fertility-related scandals in Nigeria’s recent history.
The case, currently before Justice A. A. Fashola of the FCT High Court, is expected to examine critical issues of medical ethics, as well as the enforcement of health and fraud laws in Nigeria.
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