ICPC has charged a National Hospital consultant over an alleged false medical report reportedly used to support Nasir El-Rufai’s bail application.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has initiated criminal proceedings against a senior medical consultant at the National Hospital, Abuja, over allegations that he prepared a misleading medical report which was later used to support a bail application filed by former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Court documents reviewed on Monday indicate that the anti-corruption agency filed a four-count charge against Professor Bello Abubakar, a Chief Consultant Radiation Oncologist attached to the National Hospital.
The commission alleges that the doctor knowingly issued a medical report containing false information to strengthen El-Rufai’s request for bail on medical grounds in an ongoing corruption case before the Kaduna State High Court.
According to the charge sheet, the disputed document, titled “Medical Report and Expert Opinion for Urgent Medical Intervention,” was dated June 10, 2026.
Prosecutors alleged that the report was prepared despite the consultant allegedly knowing that its contents did not accurately reflect the former governor’s medical status.
The report was subsequently presented before a Commissioner for Oaths in Kaduna State and later submitted as part of the bail application in case number KDH/KAD/ICPC/02/2026.
The ICPC maintains that the consultant deliberately provided false information with the intention of misleading a public official and influencing judicial proceedings.
The commission argued that the alleged action violated Section 17(1)(c) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000, which criminalises knowingly giving false information to a public officer.
In a separate count, prosecutors accused Professor Abubakar of abusing the privileges of his office as a medical consultant by issuing the report to provide what they described as an unfair advantage to the former governor.
The commission said such conduct amounts to an abuse of office under Section 19 of the same legislation.
The anti-graft agency further alleged that the consultant worked together with one Aliyu Bala to generate false information through the preparation of the medical report.
According to investigators, the document was later relied upon by Bala in deposing to a further affidavit filed in support of El-Rufai’s application for bail. Prosecutors contend that the alleged collaboration constitutes an offence under Section 79 of the Penal Code.
The fourth count centres on allegations of document forgery. The ICPC claimed that Professor Abubakar dishonestly prepared the medical report and presented it as an official document issued by the National Hospital, Abuja, despite allegedly lacking the institution’s approval or authorisation.
The commission said this contravenes Sections 362 and 364 of the Penal Code.
As part of its case, the ICPC plans to rely heavily on evidence expected from the Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the National Hospital, Dr. Raji Mahmud. Court filings indicate that the hospital chief will testify that Professor Abubakar prepared the report without carrying out the required medical examination on El-Rufai before issuing the document.
The CMD is also expected to tell the court that the consultant personally handed the report to members of the former governor’s family for use in support of the bail application.
In addition, the hospital reportedly informed investigators that management neither authorised nor endorsed the document attributed to the consultant.
The hospital’s internal review reportedly uncovered several irregularities. Although the report appeared on the institution’s official letterhead, investigators were informed that it contained no hospital identification number, which is normally required for official medical records.
The absence of this reference number raised further concerns about the authenticity of the document.
Hospital authorities also disclosed that a search of the Electronic Medical Records system, including records from the Oncology Clinic covering the relevant period and multiple variations of El-Rufai’s name, failed to produce any record showing that the former governor received treatment during the period covered by the report.
According to the hospital’s response to investigators, management only became aware of the existence of the medical report after it was presented by the ICPC during the investigation.
The institution further stated that El-Rufai was not registered as a patient at the hospital when the report was allegedly prepared.
In correspondence submitted to investigators, Dr. Mahmud confirmed that Professor Abubakar currently serves as a contract Chief Consultant Radiation Oncologist after retiring from permanent service at the National Hospital.
However, the consultant rejected the allegations during questioning by investigators.
In his statement, he maintained that Nasir El-Rufai had been receiving medical care at the National Hospital since 2005 and claimed he had personally attended to the former governor on several occasions over the years.
Professor Abubakar admitted that not every consultation had been formally documented but insisted that he officially recorded at least four consultations between 2017 and 2025.
He also claimed that while El-Rufai was in ICPC custody, he visited him twice at the commission’s facility and attended to him once at the National Hospital between 2025 and 2026.
The National Hospital’s leadership, however, disputed those claims. According to the CMD, available hospital records showed that El-Rufai was first registered as a patient on July 7, 2026, and management had no prior evidence indicating that he had ever been treated at the hospital before that date.
To strengthen its case, the ICPC listed its lead investigator, Olugbemi Osanoto, alongside Dr. Mahmud as principal witnesses. A representative of the Kaduna State High Court and any additional witnesses summoned through subpoena are also expected to testify during the trial.
The commission further intends to tender documentary exhibits, including Professor Abubakar’s extrajudicial statements dated July 9 and July 14, 2026, the CMD’s statement dated July 10, official correspondence from the National Hospital, and other records gathered during the investigation.
IREPORT247NEWS reports that the charges against the medical consultant are separate from the corruption cases currently pending against former Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
The former Kaduna State governor is facing multiple ICPC prosecutions, including allegations linked to an ₦8.68 billion CCTV surveillance contract, as well as separate charges involving alleged abuse of office and procurement violations. El-Rufai has denied all allegations and continues to maintain his innocence before the courts.
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