Akuffo-Addo placed in custody again

Samuel Akuffo-Addo, the 51 year-old man who allegedly posed as a gynaecologist, dispensed restricted drugs to a woman and later raped her was on Tuesday, remanded again in custody until 21 May by a Circuit Tribunal at Cape Coast.

Akuffo-Addo, alias 'Doctor' who has pleaded not guilty to practicing medicine without authority and dispensing restricted drugs was remanded at the instance of the prosecution, to enable it complete its investigations. At the first hearing a week ago, the Tribunal chaired by Mr Paa Kwesi Aggrey, explained that, it had no jurisdiction to try the rape charge against the 'Doctor' and directed the prosecution to refer it to the Attorney-General's Department for advice.

The prosecution said Akuffo-Addo, was introduced to one Madam Emelia Amewonor Aziabul of Abeka La Paz in Accra, who was in desperate need of a child, "as a very good gynaecologist," by a member of her church, in February this year.

It said that Madam Aziabul began taking "treatment" from the accused, who was "practicing" at Ankamu near Apam junction and that, and that on 27 April during one of such treatment, the "Doctor" asked her to strip naked and lie on a wooden bed in his "clinic". The prosecution alleged that Akuffo-Addo then inserted a drug into her and injected the patient rendering her unconscious. It said she got conscious only to find the "Doctor" having sex with her.

The prosecution said she rushed to Accra and informed her husband and a report was made to the police, adding that, the drugs found at the premises of the accused after his arrest, had been sent to the forensic laboratory for testing.