A suspected Quack Doctor and daughter arrested for practising medicine without authorization

The Deputy Public Relation Officer of the Central Regional Police Command, Sergeant Isaac Evans Ettie has advised the general public to be circumspect when choosing a medical centre for medical purposes.

A suspected Quack Doctor and daughter arrested for practising medicine without authorization
Samuel Odartei Lamptey's daughter

A team from the Complaints and Investigative Unit of the Ghana Medical and Dental Council, Accra, with the help of Assin South police Command have arrested a man and his daughter for practising medicine without the required license.

Speaking in an interview, the Police said they acted upon information that led to the arrest of the 56-year old suspect, Samuel Odartei Lamptey, an alleged quack doctor who had over the years been practising the profession from his residence at Assin Adadientam Nō2 at a designated structure.

The suspect, the Police narrated has been serving the people in the Assin Adadientam township and the surrounding villages.

Speaking in an interview with the Deputy Public Relation Officer of the Central Regional Police Command, Sergeant Isaac Evans Ettie told upon arrival at his facility that the team chanced on his daughter, Alberta Lanuekor, a 30-year-old in a pair of gloves busily dressing a patient's wound, whiles others waited to be attended to.

The team, therefore, took video coverage including shots of the scenes, and arrested the daughter and her father, and escorted them to the police station with a variety of operating items including prescriptive and over-the-counter medicines. 

Both suspects are currently in police custody assisting with investigations.

Sergeant Evans Ettie however, advised the general public to be circumspect when choosing a medical centre for medical purposes.

Abusuapanyin Kojo Ahinful, Regional Soireenews correspondent