Dr. Noah Kekere, proprietor of Murna Clinic and Maternity, Yanshanu, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, says he has been discharged and acquitted of organ harvesting charges by two courts in Jos.
Addressing journalists on Monday, Kekere disclosed that the courts found him and two others not guilty of allegedly removing a patient’s kidney during surgery—a claim he described as false and medically disproven.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that in November 2023, Kekere and two other medical personnel were arrested and arraigned over the alleged removal of Mrs. Kehinde Kamaru’s kidney during what was supposed to be an appendectomy.
They were charged under Section 58 of the Plateau State Penal Code Law 2017, and faced potential penalties under Sections 59 and 108 (1).
However, Kekere explained that in March and April 2025, the State High Courts 9 and 11 in Jos struck out the charges based on findings from a government-constituted medical panel.
“The verdicts were based on the report of a committee set up by the Plateau State Attorney General. Medical investigations, including angiography and CT scans, confirmed that the patient was born with only one kidney,” he stated.
The medical panel, made up of experts from the Plateau Ministry of Health, concluded that the accusations lacked medical basis. This led the ministry to withdraw all charges, and the courts subsequently dismissed the case for lack of merit and evidence.
Kekere also dismissed rumors that he influenced the outcome through bribery.
“I was arraigned in two courts. I had no access to the judges. Do I have the resources to bribe government-appointed experts and medical professionals from the Jos University Teaching Hospital who verified the report?” he asked.
“The truth is constant. It cannot be buried, and now it has been revealed.”
He expressed gratitude to the Yanshanu community and the Plateau State Government for ensuring due diligence throughout the case, and said he has forgiven his accusers.
Kekere called on the government to assist in reopening his medical facility, which has remained closed for over a year due to the allegations.
NAN reports that Justice N.D. Shaseet of State High Court 11 dismissed the case on March 24, citing lack of merit, while Justice G.D. Fwomyon of High Court 9 dismissed it due to insufficient and inconsistent evidence presented by the complainants.
The prosecuting counsel, Mr. M.P. Mwasat, officially withdrew the charges following a comprehensive forensic medical review from the state Ministry of Health.
