Nigeria, Aug. 15 -- The police in Akwa Ibom State have arrested a suspected fake doctor parading himself as an ophthalmologist.

In a statement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Friday, the police spokesperson in the state, Timfon John, said the suspect, Gabriel Gideon, was administering a mixture of unapproved substances to hundreds of people in communities in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom.

The suspect was reportedly treating eye defects with unapproved substances when he was arrested on Thursday, Ms John, a deputy superintendent of police, said.

"Mr Gideon confessed to not being a qualified ophthalmologist. He allegedly assembled over 300 people in each village, charging them N500 to administer a concoction of olive oil, juice, and wa...