Title: Ekiti Court Sentences Fake Doctor to Death Over Botched Caesarean Operation Date Published: 10 March 2026 Description: An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti has sentenced a 48-year-old man, Olatide Temitope Emmanuel, to death by hanging for murder and impersonation after carrying out a fatal caesarean operation without medical qualifications.Justice Jubril Aladejana delivered the judgment after finding the defendant guilty of causing the death of a pregnant woman, Bosede Falade, during childbirth in 2019.Emmanuel had been arraigned in December 2025 on a two-count charge bordering on murder and impersonation. The charges stated that he murdered Falade on June 24, 2019, at Odo Ikole Compound in Erinmope Ekiti and falsely presented himself as a medical doctor on June 9, 2019, at Ajebamidele Street in Otun Ekiti.According to the prosecution, the offences contravened Section 316 and are punishable under Section 319(1) of the Criminal Code Law of Ekiti State, 2012.An eyewitness, Rev. Omotade, told the court that he received a call from the deceased’s husband informing him that his wife had died during childbirth at a hospital in Erinmope Ekiti around 9 p.m.He said when he arrived at the facility, he found Falade’s body lying on a stretcher while the defendant, who claimed to be a doctor, stood beside it.Omotade added that upon examining the body, he suspected the surgery had been carried out unprofessionally and immediately contacted the police in Otun Ekiti to investigate the incident.In his defence, Emmanuel told the court that he had been a nursing apprentice at a hospital in Lagos before setting up his own clinic in Erinmope Ekiti in 2019 after completing his training.He explained that the deceased visited his clinic ahead of childbirth and was advised to undergo a caesarean section, which he said was carried out successfully before complications later led to her death.During the trial, the prosecution counsel, Kunle-Shina Adeyemo, called seven witnesses and tendered several exhibits, including the defendant’s statements, medical reports and photographs of the deceased.The defendant testified in his own defence through his counsel, Adeyinka Opaleke, but did not call any additional witnesses.Delivering judgment, Justice Aladejana held that the defendant’s admission that he lacked the qualifications to perform medical procedures showed reckless disregard for human life.“The confession of the defendant that he was not a qualified medical practitioner yet proceeded to perform surgery on a human being portrays him as inherently callous,” the judge said.He ruled that the prosecution had proved beyond reasonable doubt that Emmanuel’s actions directly led to Falade’s death.Justice Aladejana subsequently sentenced the defendant to death by hanging, declaring that the law must take its course. Attached Images: 08960ab0415492b005222ec3bbd976a5974f9c6816846124f0bba3c1276ccff8.jpg Attached Video: None