A man suspected to be mentally unstable has been arrested by police operatives in Lagos State for gaining access into an hospital dressed like a nurse.
According to Channels Television, the 26-year-old suspect – Olamilekan Adeoye – dressed in a nurse uniform at Maternal and Child Hospital in Gbaja, Surulere Local Government Area of the state.
A video of him circulating yesterday showed the suspect being escorted out of the building by workers and a policeman.
One of the hospital workers told the publication that suspect gained entrance into the second floor of the health facility which occupies, maternity ward, pregnant mothers, and babies.
He said;
He came in and pounce on food and beverages for patients before he was noticed and arrested.
Meanwhile, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the incident, stating that preliminary investigation showed that the suspect is mentally unstable.
Ajisebutu explained that the suspect was referred to the police hospital and has now been transferred to the psychiatric hospital, Yaba for further investigation.
He added that the parents of the suspect who lives in the Fadeyi area of Lagos have also been contacted and that they confirmed that the suspect is not in a stable mental state.
Ajisebutu concluded that investigation is on to ascertain the mental status of the suspect.
