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Grand-Yoff: A fake doctor who offered home consultations arrested with 25 blank prescriptions and condoms

Auteur: Mor Mbaye CISSE

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Grand-Yoff : Un faux médecin qui consultait à domicile arrêté avec 25 ordonnances vierges et des préservatifs

The Grand Yoff district police station has dismantled the activities of a fake doctor of Guinean nationality. The man was practicing illegally and possessed numerous medical documents.

On November 23, 2025, a man in his sixties, O. Sylla, went to the Grand Yoff police station. He filed a complaint for fraud against an individual calling himself Gaspard and claiming to be a doctor.

The victim had suffered from heart problems for a long time. The fake doctor had promised to treat him after collecting 450,000 CFA francs.

During their first meeting, the accused took a blood sample from O. Sylla. He then showed him videos of surgical procedures. Before leaving, he scheduled a later date for a more thorough medical examination.

The arrest was made thanks to a police sting operation.

Investigators opened an inquiry following the complaint. They set a trap for the suspect using a fake patient. On Wednesday, November 27, police intercepted the alleged doctor in Khar Yalla, according to Seneweb sources.

The man arrested is named Z. Gaspard K. He was born in 1982 in Guinea Conakry. He presented himself as an instrumentalist and lived in Keur Mbaye Fall.

At the time of his arrest, the suspect was carrying a bag full of documents. Police discovered 25 sealed but blank prescriptions and 13 radiology examination reports inside.

The bag also contained six medical insurance cards, a book of bills, and five lab test results. Investigators also found a birth certificate.

Several cards were found in his belongings: 2 national identity cards, a Senelec card, an Ecobank card and an Auchan card. The fake doctor also possessed medical equipment: 8 suture threads, a blood pressure monitor and 13 condoms.

Confessions to large-scale illegal activity

During his interrogation, Z. Gaspard K. made disturbing revelations. He admitted to having frequented several clinics in Dakar, where he provided care without any qualifications.

The suspect also confessed to writing prescriptions for dozens of people. He went directly to his victims' homes throughout the Dakar region.

The fake doctor has been taken into custody. The charges against him are numerous and serious. He is being prosecuted for illegally practicing medicine, identity theft, and fraud.

He must also answer for theft of medical documents, forgery and use of forged documents, as well as endangering the lives of others, according to Seneweb sources.

Investigators are continuing the process of identifying the victims. The number of people who consulted this fake doctor could be significant, given his statements.

Auteur: Mor Mbaye CISSE
Publié le: Jeudi 27 Novembre 2025

Commentaires (7)

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    ISCO il y a 5 heures

    Le manque de sérieux ds ce pays diaxalnama.

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    Socrate il y a 5 heures

    Sénégalais yi diahal naniou ma. Nioune dal chi lou leundeum rek. Chi lou leroul rek la niouye doh.

    Je l avais dit . If you see something say something.
    Si vous voyez des choses anormales, dénoncez les.

    L autre jour c 'etait une boulangerie clandestine qui opérait depuis 10 ans. Avec ce que ça cree comme problème de santé publique.

    L Etat ne peut être partout. Il revient aux populations d'aider.

    Par exemple ceux qui prennent des vidéos sur les routes ou autoroutes sur les chauffards qui jouent sur la vie des passagers doivent etre encourager.

    Ceux qui achètent la viande dans la rue dont ils ne connaissent pas l'origine s' exposent et doivent faire attention.

    Les faux medecins et infirmiers qui opèrent illégalement.

    Il y a un véritable problème d education a l' école et dans les daras etc.

    Que les Sénégalais prennent leurs responsabilités.
    Il est tant.

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    DEUG il y a 5 heures

    Ce pays est malade.
    Charrettes et bœufs en divagation partout dans le pays.
    Des milliers de talibés inondent les rues
    Le pays est sale et anarchique
    C'est ce qu'on appelle un no man's land.
    Deuk bi comme ressou khadj

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    bbkjb il y a 3 heures

    rajoutes y une population de plus en plus arrogante, incivilisée, impolie, irrespectueuse, superficielle, materialiste, etc etc

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    Ordre ou horde il y a 4 heures

    Un ordre doit être capable de fournir la liste de ses membres rien que pour toute eventualité qui menacerait la santé des sénégalais

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    Mame il y a 4 heures

    Je recommande aux Sénégalaises et Sénégalaises et étrangers qui vivent parmi nous de consulter les sites internet des professions libérales pour s'assurer que celui ou celle qui offre ses services en est un membre.

    Par exemple consultez les sites des avocats. notaires, huissiers, médecins, etc etc

    Avant d engager informez vous sur lui.
    L information est la base de tout. Quelqu'un qui n'est pas informé sera facilement grugé.

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    porozet il y a 4 heures

    ces noirauds sont des farceurs !!

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    haha il y a 3 heures

    Montrez son visage. Si c'est un menteur pathologique, il va recommence se faire passer pour un médecin , un policier ou pilote.

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