Herbal remedies that cure everything and ways Nigerians are scammed daily.

Are Nigerians Gullible?

Sherlock Holmes, arguably the greatest fictional detective of all time was getting bored with solving crimes, criminals were just not smart enough! He felt he could do a better job as a criminal and never be caught.

In the health sector, one can easily make loads of money from the gullibility of the Nigerian public, but then, one has a conscience.

Herbal remedies that cure everything

I was in a car workshop and this unkempt looking man comes in with a small bag and goes ahead to make a unique marketing pitch.

A local herbal concoction which could cure Diabetes in 5 days!

I almost believed him because of his confidence. Then I remembered – hey! I am a doctor.

He boasted he had people who could give testimonies about the potency of his concoction..

Now, I was beginning to feel bad for going to school for almost a decade and not given this simple cure for diabetes, I had to ask for a refund!

I thought about all the patients I keep seeing in the hospital, how come none had received this easy cure for diabetes? Surely the hospital would be deserted if this secret was known!

Better Erections

As if that was not enough, in his mixture was a …ahem…how do I put it?…A…manhood stimulator. In his words, if you use it on your wife, she will drop whatever she is doing and pursue you wherever you go in dire need for more.

By this time he had a rapt audience (me inclusive).

Before he left, he had already got an interested convert who wanted to call him for more details.

(I could never be so convincing as a doctor).

Alternative Medicine

This leads me to a sad story; A mother advices her daughter to take a herbal concoction to shrink her fibroids. The lady in question was afraid to do surgery.

Anyway, the concoction went on to shrink the life out of her. She started bleeding internally and externally, her kidneys shut down completely. She developed lung problems and died before you could say Jack Robinson.

Blood test for every disease

The other day, I stumbled on a more refined approach at my barber shop. A lady brought a machine which could read and detect all possible problems in your body within 5 minutes! – Your heart, your kidneys, liver, blood, anything!

My barber trustingly paid, ( I think it was 500 naira) while I endured listening to her tell him a load of absolute rubbish about his health while he listened.

Have you been a victim of a health scam?