The Lagos State government has re-arraigned a widow, Kafayat Oyelakin, before the state high court sitting in Ikeja for allegedly failing to stop her late husband from practising medicine despite knowing that he was not a qualified medical doctor.
Oyelakin was re-arraigned before Justice Oyindamola Ogala following the death of her husband, Oyelakin Sunday Oladapo, who was the principal defendant in the case.
Oladapo, a microbiologist, had been standing trial for allegedly impersonating a medical doctor and obtaining money from several victims under false pretences.
Following his death, the state government amended the charges, leaving the widow as the sole defendant in the case.
The prosecution alleged that between 2015 and 2022, the defendant knew her husband was not a qualified medical doctor but allowed him to administer drugs and injections to patients at their residence in Kajola Estate, Agbara, Lagos.
The prosecutor, Obayemi Azeez, also told the judge that Kafayat failed to prevent her husband from engaging in these activities or to report him to the relevant medical and government authorities.
She pleaded not guilty when the amended two-count charge was read to her.
During the proceedings, Azeez informed the court of the amended information dated May 8, 2026.
Defence counsel, John Omotunde, confirmed receipt of the charge and did not oppose the prosecution’s application for a trial date or the issuance of a witness summons for its first witness.
Justice Ogala granted the applications and ordered the defendant to continue to enjoy the terms of her existing bail.
The judge subsequently adjourned the case until October 28, 2026, to continue the trial.
