The Federal Government on Monday filed a fresh criminal charge against an Abuja-based fertility doctor, Dr John Abebe, over alleged fraud, unlawful disclosure of confidential medical records and the alleged sale of a couple’s embryos.
Also charged in the case, numbered CR/005/2026, are Joje Abebe Fertility Centre Limited and Balkis Olanike Bakare.
The fresh charge was filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, by the Federal Government through the Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation.
In the charge, the Federal Government alleged that Abebe unlawfully disclosed the confidential medical records of Mr and Mrs Mary Manga without their consent.
The government said the alleged disclosure contravened Section 29 of the National Health Act, 2014, which provides for the confidentiality of patients’ medical information.
