The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr. Raji Mahmud, is expected to testify in the trial of a consultant oncologist accused of forging a medical report allegedly used to support former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s bail application.
Court documents filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) identified Mahmud as one of the principal witnesses in the case against Dr. Bello Abubakar, who is facing a four-count charge bordering on forgery and abuse of office.
According to the charge sheet obtained on Monday, Abubakar allegedly issued a document titled “Medical Report and Expert Opinion for Urgent Medical Intervention,” dated June 10, 2026, which was later presented before a Commissioner for Oaths in Kaduna State and filed in court in support of El-Rufai’s bail application.
The documents indicated that Mahmud would testify that the report was neither authorised nor endorsed by the National Hospital and was issued without a proper medical examination. He is also expected to tell the court that El-Rufai was not a registered patient of the hospital at the time the report was prepared.
The anti-graft agency further alleged that the disputed medical report was subsequently used by one Aliyu Bala to depose an affidavit supporting El-Rufai’s bail application.
Abubakar, however, maintained that El-Rufai had been his patient since 2005 and claimed he had attended to the former governor on several occasions, although he admitted that not all the consultations were formally documented.
The ICPC also listed its lead investigator, Olugbemi Osanoto, among the prosecution witnesses and said it would rely on documentary evidence, including the defendant’s statements and official correspondence from the National Hospital, during the trial.
The commission accused Abubakar of knowingly issuing false information capable of misleading a public officer, an offence it said contravenes Section 17(1)(c) of the ICPC Act.
The case forms part of the broader legal proceedings involving El-Rufai, who is separately facing corruption-related charges, including allegations linked to an N8.68 billion CCTV contract and procurement violations, all of which he has denied.