Fake Fertility Nurse Enters EFCC Net, Docked

The desire for children sometimes drives couples into desperation but a fake fertility nurse who tried to cash in on that has met her waterloo.

She has been arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), 45-count charges bordering on fraudulent impersonation, forgery and obtaining by false pretence, slammed on her face.

The suspect, Blessing Amaka David-Agwa was arraigned by the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the EFCC before Justice Mohammed Garba Umar of the Federal High Court sitting in Independence Layout, Enugu State.

She was alleged to have obtained by false pretence to the tune of N28, 278, 600 (Twenty-eight Million, Two Hundred and Seventy-eight Thousand, Six Hundred Naira).

Count 41 of the charge reads: “That you, Blessing Amaka David-Agwa sometime in 2024 in Enugu, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria with intent to defraud, did obtain the total sum of One Million, Six Hundred Thousand Naira (N1, 600, 000. 00) only from one Okenwa Joy Chiamaka, under the pretence of being a Medical Fertility Nurse (Specially trained to assist women get pregnant with ease) which pretext you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.

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Count 24 of the charge reads: “That you, Blessing Amaka David-Agwa sometime in 2024 in Enugu, within the jurisdiction of the Federal High Court of Nigeria with intent to defraud, did obtain the total sum of One Million, Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Naira (N1, 250, 000. 00) from one Amarachi Okpala, under the pretence of being a Medical Fertility Nurse (Specially trained to assist women get pregnant with ease) which pretext you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (1) (a) of the Advance Fee Fraud and Other Fraud Related Offences Act, 2006 and punishable under Section 1 (3) of the same Act”.

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The defendant pleaded not guilty to all counts when they were read to her, with the counsel to the EFCC, Blessing N. Obasi praying the court for a trial date.

Obasi’s other plea was for the alleged fake fertility nurse to be remanded at the Enugu State Correctional Facility.

However,  defence counsel, G. C. Madubuegwu informed the court about a pending motion on notice for bail, dated October 4, 2024 and filed on the same date.

“It is brought pursuant to Section 162 and 165 (1) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act, ” he said. After moving the said application, he prayed the court to grant the defendant bail on liberal terms.

Obasi vehemently opposed the application for bail on the grounds that the allegation against the defendant was a weighty one, citing the mental health of the defendant’s victims.

After listening to both sides, Justice Umar adjourned the matter to November 12, 2024 for ruling on bail application.

The defendant was thereafter remanded at the Enugu State Correctional Facility.

David-Agwa’s criminal issues commenced on August 28, 2024 when the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) handed her over to the Enugu Zonal Directorate of the EFCC for investigation and possible prosecution following claims by the alleged fake fertility nurse.

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Investigation into the matter revealed that the defendant allegedly forged the certificate of Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and the Certificate of University of Nigeria, Nsukka and used the same in parading herself as a Medical Fertility Nurse.

She claimed she was specially trained to assist women in getting pregnant with ease. It was also discovered that the defendant successfully defrauded over 45 innocent women who fell for her false claims.