[p]A medical doctor by the name of Kadev Kenneth Kelvin has been remanded in the federal prison in Makurdi for making disparaging remarks on Facebook about an individual he claimed was his patient. On March 12, 2023, the accused posted a message on Facebook revealing that he had stitched the lacerated anus of Bemgba Iortyom, who is the Benue State publicity secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, after he was sodomized in Abuja prison in 2017. After Dr. Kadev made the shocking post, the Nigerian Medical Association, Benue State Branch, released a statement to condemn his actions.
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[p]According to the police's first information report, a criminal petition was received by the Commissioner of Police on March 13, 2023, written by D.K Iorhemba and Co as Barrister and Solicitors on behalf of Bemgba Iortyom, the PDP Publicity Secretary, Benue State. The report revealed that Kadev Kenneth Kelvin, a medical doctor who works at Kadev Health Systems Services of No.9 opposite Holy Covenant, Otukpo Road, Makurdi, made damaging comments about Bemgba on March 12, 2023, at about 11 pm while chatting with one Gabriel Terungwa Shange. He was reported to have said ‘my brother, if Bemgba Iortyom wants to go dirty, just inform me, the day he found out that I was the medical doctor that stitched his lacerated anus when he was sodomized in Abuja prison in 2017, he blocked me’."
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[p]The medical specialist was detained by authorities after their inquiry, and he admitted to committing the stated offense. The Cyber Crimes Prohibition and Prevention Act of 2015's provision 24(1)(a)(b)(i) has been violated, according to authorities. No plea was accepted when the matter was brought up due to lack of authority. Inspector S. O. Itodo, the police investigator, told the court that the issue was still under review. He requested a new date so that the prosecution could present its case.
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