NMA addresses alleged internet fraudster linked to EFCC officer’s death

PREMIUM TIMES NG

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Anambra State, has said Joshua Ikechukwu, who was accused of shooting dead Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) officer Aminu Salisu, is not a medical doctor.

The association noted in a statement on Monday that claims in the media that he is a member of staff of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) “has already been debunked” by the hospital’s management.

The statement was signed by Obiaeli Ifeanyi, the secretary of the Anambra State chapter of NMA, and posted on the association’s official X handle.

The NMA also said Mr Ikechukwu is not a member of the Awka zone of the association, adding that “no member has been able to identify such a name as either a colleague or member of NMA…