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How Investigating Baby Alita’s Story Got Me Banned From All Hospitals in Alberta On March 25, 2026 I went to Beaverlodge Hospital in northern Alberta to give “Dr.” Ogochukwu Obed Anizoba a chance to answer three things: a family’s allegation that his care failed their toddler, his suspension in South Africa, and a verification report that disputes the legitimacy of his medical diploma. I started with the family of Baby Alita Gerbrandt. She died hours after Anizoba sent her home from Beaverlodge with worsening pneumonia, despite their unresolved concerns. They say they felt dismissed. They planned to take her to another hospital in the morning. That morning never came. The family filed a negligence complaint with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, raising questions about Anizoba’s competence and care. The complaint was dismissed. In our preliminary investigation we found that Anizoba has been listed as suspended by South Africa’s medical regulator, the HPCSA, since 2012. I went to its headquarters in Pretoria. Officials confirmed the suspension. A credential-verification report from Simply Solitude, a South African investigative firm, alleged that his primary medical diploma from Nigeria was invalid, that he practised without lawful authority after the suspension, and that association with him carries significant legal risk. I emailed. No response. I left my number with his secretary in Valleyview. No call back. On March 25, 2026 I asked a nurse at Beaverlodge if Anizoba would schedule an interview. She said he was not interested. I left on my own. Shortly after I left the hospital he called. I asked why he was suspended in South Africa. He said he had never been suspended and still held a full licence there. That contradicts the official record. Confronted with it, he changed his account: he had “suspended himself.” Neither Anizoba nor Alberta Health Services has ever replied in writing. On July 26, 2026 I returned to the public road near Beaverlodge Hospital to offer a final chance to address that contradiction before publication, and to keep seeking answers the family had not received from the College or from AHS. Staff called the RCMP. The officer told me I was not detained and not breaking the law. Then he served a notice I had never received in March: I was trespassed from every AHS hospital and facility for one year for “harassing” Anizoba, after I had already left when the nurse said no. The Canadian Constitution Foundation wrote to AHS and called the province-wide ban a serious constitutional concern. It said government agencies cannot sidestep the Charter to interfere with legitimate newsgathering. The letter asked AHS to rescind the ban. I am not the victim of Anizoba’s alleged misrepresentations. Alita is. Her grandparents said they were glad I had gone to give him the chance to speak. “I wish he would have, because it would help us to have more confidence in our system,” said Susan Gerbrandt. Her husband, Bernhard Gerbrandt, said: “If you are doing wrong, you accept it, and you say, ‘Hey, I did something wrong.’ Don’t just smear over things and try to hide it under a rug. That’s where we suffer when they do it.” After my March visit, Anizoba left Beaverlodge Hospital, but he continues to work in neighbouring hospitals and clinics in northern Alberta and maintains his licence with the CPSA, leaving the serious allegations unanswered.