A consultant oncologist facing criminal charges over a medical report allegedly used to support the bail application of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has admitted authoring the document but denied knowing the man accused of presenting it in court.
According to Newsextra24, the doctor, Bello Abubakar, is a Chief Consultant Clinical and Radiation Oncologist at the National Hospital, Abuja.
In a voluntary statement submitted to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission in the presence of his lawyer, Rabiu Suleiman of Mahmud SAN and Co., Abubakar denied authorising anyone to swear to an affidavit on the strength of the report.
“I cannot recall anybody with the name Mohammed Bala Aliyu, and I have never deposed or given him any order or authorised him to depose an affidavit,” he said.
The ICPC filed four counts against the doctor, accusing him of knowingly issuing a false medical report intended to mislead a public officer and facilitate El-Rufai’s bail application.
The case, marked KDH/KAD/ICPC/02/2026, is pending before the Kaduna State High Court.
ICPC Alleges Report Was Fabricated
According to the charge sheet, Abubakar authored a document titled, “Medical Report and Expert Opinion for Urgent Medical Intervention,” dated June 10, 2026.
The commission alleged that the doctor knew the contents of the report were false before it was presented to a Commissioner for Oaths in Kaduna State and subsequently filed in court.
One of the counts accused him of conspiring with an individual identified as Aliyu Bala to prepare the report so that a further affidavit could be sworn in support of the former governor’s bail application.
The alleged offence was said to be contrary to Section 79 of the Penal Code. Abubakar, however, maintained that he had never met or communicated with the alleged accomplice.
“I have no idea who Mohammed Bala Aliyu is and never had any dealing or contact with the same person. Never,” he said.
