Chief Medical Director of Ayodele Hospital, Ilorin paraded by the police for allegedly sedating and raping a nurse.
Ayodele Joseph was paraded by Kwara state commissioner of police, Mr. Paul Odama, on Friday.
The suspect was reportedly performing an operation in his hospital in Ilorin, Kwara state when the incident occurred.
According to the victim, sharing her experience how the incident happened, she said,
“Before the sedation, fearing any mishap, the patient activated her telephone and placed it in a vantage position to record the surgery unknown to the doctor before the expected surgery.
“she woke up from sleep after the surgery to find herself fully naked, and when viewing the recorded video, she discovered that the said Dr. Ayodele Joseph had unlawful sexual intercourse with her while under sedation.
The commissioner of police, Mr Paul Odama confirmed the incident.
Obama said,” On May 5, 2023, a female victim (name withheld), a nurse by profession, reported to the police at 290, Sawmill area, Lagos Road, Ilorin, for surgery.
“The Chief Medical Director of the hospital, Dr Ayodele Joseph, during the treatment sedated the patient, which led her become unconscious.
“Investigation led to the recovery of the video recording of the sexual action of the said doctor on the victim, which was also corroborated by the medical examination conducted on the victim. ”
The police commissioner also stated the suspect had earlier been arraigned for causing the death of one Nneka Akanike in his hospital.
The police boss noted that the leadership Kwara state branch of the Nigeria Medical Association had been contacted regarding the recent case,
Also adding that his hospital premises had been condoned off.
The CP said the medical doctor would be charged with rape after the ongoing investigation.
However, the suspect gave account of the incident.
Joseph denied the allegation saying the nurse was his girlfriend.
The director, who said the nurse was his employee and had been his secret lover for eight years, describe the allegation of rape as a set-up.
He said, “She is my girlfriend and we have dated for eight years. I trained her as a nurse; I sponsored her to a school of nursing in Lagos and I employed her. How can I rape a lady that I have had intercourse with several times? What else do I want to see in her body? She only wanted to set me up to rip me of some money. Already, she has collected a substantial amount of mone, which is with her. She has already collected about N500,000 from me on this issue and she is still demanding more money.”