Dr. Bello Abubakar, di oncologist wey dey face charge ova disputed medical report wey dem use secure bail for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, don admit say na im write di report, but e deny say e forge anything.
Abubakar, wey be Chief Consultant Clinical and Radiation Oncologist for National Hospital, Abuja, tok say e no know Mohammed Bala Aliyu, di man wey police accuse say use di report to swear affidavit for El-Rufai bail application. E make dis claim inside voluntary statement wey e submit to Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) with im lawyer, Rabiu Suleiman of Mahmud SAN and Co.
“I no fit recall anybody wey name be Mohammed Bala Aliyu, and I never authorize am to swear any affidavit,” di doctor yarn.
ICPC don file four charges against Abubakar, accuse am say e knowingly issue false medical report to mislead public officer and support El-Rufai bail application for Kaduna State High Court. Di disputed document wey date 10 June 2026 get title “Medical Report and Expert Opinion for Urgent Medical Intervention.”
According to charge sheet, Abubakar know say di report contain false information, but e still present am to Commissioner for Oaths before dem file am for court. Dem also accuse am say e conspire with Aliyu to fabricate di report and allow am to swear further affidavit for El-Rufai bail.
But Abubakar insist say e never meet or communicate with di alleged affidavit deponent. E explain say e first meet El-Rufai through di former governor wife, wey e deliver her first pikin, before El-Rufai later become im patient. Di doctor tok say El-Rufai register as patient for National Hospital around 2005, but e no register for im private facility, Belam Cancer Centre for Abuja.
E claim say e attend to El-Rufai no pass four times between 2017 and 2025, and add say di consultations no get document because dem no require formal record. Abubakar tok say e later consult El-Rufai three times between June and July 2026 while di former governor dey ICPC custody. According to am, two consultations happen for ICPC facility with di commission medical personnel present, while di third one happen for National Hospital. E add say im visit to ICPC facility get record for reception.
Abubakar say e attend consultation on 9 July with im senior registrar, and later di hospital Chief Medical Director and Director of Clinical Services join dem. E also address photographs wey show am handing report to El-Rufai wives for waiting area, not inside consultation room.
Explaining hospital procedure, Abubakar say patient request for medical report go forward to relevant consultant, wey fit prepare di document. E say completed reports carry go office of Director of Clinical Services for stamping before dem release am to patient. Di doctor maintain say to check if report register na not im work.
E also refuse to disclose El-Rufai diagnosis, argue say without di former governor permission, e go break medical ethics. But court documents show say National Hospital Chief Medical Director, Raji Mahmud, go testify say Abubakar issue di report without carry out required medical examination. Mahmud go also tell court say di hospital no authorize di disputed report and internal investigation find say di document no follow required procedure.
ICPC don separately petition Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, seek professional sanctions against Abubakar ova di allegations. Di commission ask di council investigation panel to conduct thorough inquiry into di doctor conduct. Di petition dem acknowledge on 8 July.
