The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has petitioned the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), seeking the professional sanction of Bello Abubakar, the oncologist accused of forging the medical report used to seek bail for former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
In a letter to the Medical and Dental Practitioners’ Investigation Panel, the anti-graft agency’s chairman requested that a formal complaint be lodged against Mr Abubakar for acts of professional misconduct, citing an affidavit dated 7 July 2026 before the High Court of Nasarawa State.
The petition, reviewed by PREMIUM TIMES, urges the panel to conduct “a thorough and swift investigation” into the allegations against the professor, who is a Chief Consultant Clinical/Radiation Oncologist of the National Hospital, Abuja.
MDCN is the professional body responsible for regulating the practice of medicine, dentistry and alternative medicine in Nigeria.
The council was established under the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act, Cap 221 (now Cap M8), Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990.
