Dr. Anuoluwapo Adepoju, the founder of MedContour Services Ltd., has been convicted by the Federal High Court in Lagos for a failed plastic surgery that led to the death of a patient named Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020.
The former Director-General of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Babatunde Irukera, confirmed the conviction in a tweet, expressing pride in prosecuting the case.
Dr. Anu Adepoju and her medical practice were convicted on all 5 counts charged by FCCPC.
This case highlights the importance of accountability and the need to prosecute competently and diligently.
Justice Mohammed Liman who found her guilty however gave her the option of paying a sum of N100,000, in lieu of the jail term.
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In July 2020, the Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) had arraigned Adepoju alongside her Clinic, MedContour Services Limited, on a five-count charge bordering on a refusal to honour an invitation for an investigation following complications into a post-body surgery she conducted.
She had pleaded not guilty to the charge and was granted bail on self-recognizance.
The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) took interim disciplinary action by suspending her pending the determination of her case with its disciplinary tribunal.
After the prosecution led by Babatunde Irukera, the then Director-General of the FCCPC concluded its case against her in court, the plastic surgeon elected to file a “no case submission”, claiming that no case had been made against her requiring her to open a defence.
On April 7, 2022, Justice Liman dismissed the no-case submission, and ruled that the evidence so far presented before the court by the prosecution, satisfies the elements of the criminal charges pending against her which required her to put in defence.
The plastic surgeon subsequently opened her defence and testified as the only witness.
