OYO State Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the state chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has shut down the popular Ibadan-based Obeki Pharmacy in the Monatan area of the capital city.
The exercise was also monitored by members of the Oyo State House of Assembly Committee on Health and Security operatives.
It was gathered that the facility was shut because it was carrying out surgical procedures and admitting patients, among other roles of a fully-fledged hospital.
Other officials that went for the sealing operation include the Director of Secondary Healthcare, Dr Adekunle Aremu; the Chairman of OYHA House Committee on Health, Hon. Rilwan Saminu Gbadamosi, who was accompanied by two other members of the Assembly.
Confirming the development, the Chairman of Oyo NMA, Dr Happy Adedapo, said the facility was acting beyond its mandate and carrying out activities and roles of a full-fledged hospital without registering as such.
He said the facility will remain shut until further notice, adding that a promise not to indulge in medical practice going forward will be extracted from the owner before any other thing is considered.
He advised others who still engage in such practices to desist, noting that the general public was at risk as they would have been drained of their hard-earned money and cases would have been complicated before getting to real hospitals.
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