The arrest and investigation of indigenous physicians accused of participating in fraudulent and criminal activities, especially “get-rich-quick” schemes linked to “Okeite” practices, has been confirmed by the Anambra State administration.
Security services are thoroughly investigating the people in custody, according to a statement released on Tuesday by Law Mefor, the Commissioner for Information.
It emphasized that those found guilty will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
The action is in line with the 2025 Homeland Law, which aims to purge the state of criminal elements and control the use of traditional medicine, Mefor said.
He explained that although practitioners of traditional medicine are being listed by the government, they are not being registered or given practicing credentials.
As other important development projects were approved during Monday’s State Executive Council meeting, the commissioner stated, the decision was reiterated.
“The Anambra State government is committed to sanitizing the practice of traditional medicine and ensuring that individuals who exploit unsuspecting residents for fraudulent purposes are brought to justice.
“Thorough investigations are ongoing, and those found culpable will be prosecuted accordingly.”
The state government authorized the construction of the Nzam headquarters road in the Anambra West Local Government Area, which will cost N801.5 million, as part of its larger development strategy.
It is anticipated that Kanubeen Construction Ltd. will finish the project in six weeks.
At Urban Boys Secondary School in Fegge, Onitsha South LGA, the council also sanctioned N48.5 million for the construction of a laboratory facility, staff offices, and an examination hall.
It was decided to provide the contract to Harriets Millennium Estate Nigeria Ltd. Additionally, the government granted requests from different communities to assume control of their secondary schools that were constructed by the community.
In addition to their teachers being included into the state’s teaching corps, these schools will be renovated to meet public school standards.
Mefor also revealed that the State Executive Council had directed villages that were documenting non-indigenes to do so without charging them, stressing that the process should be viewed as a social obligation rather than a business endeavor.