Enugu State Police commend have arrested a native doctor, Odoh Emmanuel, for allegedly l shooting and killing one of his clients, Onunze Benedict, while attempting to test the 'bullet-proof' charms he prepared to fortify him.

The incident happened in Umuaram village in Ikem community of Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of the state.

Report has it that the victim from Eha-Amufu, had approached the native doctor to fortify him against gunshots.

The 23-year-old native doctor decided to test the potency of the charm on his client by shooting directly at him, but he died after the bullets penetrated against their expectation.

Enugu Police spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe (DSP) said: “On 16/11/2022 around 11pm, Police Operatives serving in Isi-Uzo Police Division of the Command, arrested Odoh Emmanuel (male and a native doctor) aged 23, of Umuaram Village in Ikem community of Isi-Uzo LGA, for shooting and murdering his adult male client, one Onunze Benedict, of Eha-Amufu community in the same LGA.

“Preliminary investigation reveals that the suspect confessed to having used a locally-fabricated single-barreled gun to shoot and murder the said victim in his shrine at the mentioned location while testing the gunshot protection charm he had prepared for him. The gun has been recovered, while further investigation is ongoing at the Homicide Section of the State CID Enugu,” he said.

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