A 19-year-old man, Timothy Dauda has been arrested for allegedly shooting one Alex Ezekiel to death.
He was arrested by operatives
of the Edo State Police Command.
The incident happened at Onumu
community in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of the state.
Moses Joel Yamu, the Police
Public Relations Officer of the Command, who disclosed this in a statement made
available to newsmen in Benin City, said the suspect was arrested by personnel
of the Igarra Division.
Yamu said the suspect was a
self-acclaimed native doctor who specialises in preparing charms against guns
and cutlasses.
He noted that the suspect after
preparing the charms for one Alex Ezekiel tried to test the efficacy of the
charms by shooting his client.
According to him, one Alex
Ezekiel, now deceased, went to the “native doctor” to get the charms prepared
for him.
“After preparing the charms,
the native doctor tried to test the efficacy of the charms by shooting the
deceased with a gun.
“Unfortunately, the deceased
sustained fatal injuries, was rushed to Ifejola Hospital, Igarra where he was
certified dead by a medical doctor,” the statement said.
The Police spokesman added that
the suspect will face prosecution as soon as investigation is concluded.
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