A 43-year-old man has been shot and killed while a charm against gun was being tested on him by a native doctor and three others in Bauchi State.
The deceased, Muhammadu Ali, a resident of Damaiwa village via Bursali ward Zaki Local Government Area of Bauchi State, was said to have gone to the Damaiwa bush with the four people to test if a charm would protect him against gunshots.
Unfortunately, when a locally-made gun was shot at him to ascertain the efficacy of the charm, it failed and he was killed in the process.
The Public Relations Officer, Bauchi State Police Command, Ahmed Wakil, stated these in a statement made available to journalists on Tuesday.
He said that when the police received information of the incident, they rushed to the scene and evacuated the victim to the hospital, but he was certified dead on arrival by a medical doctor.
According to him, two of the suspects were immediately arrested while the others who escaped were being hunted by the police.
Wakil, a Superintendent of Police, said: “On October 31, 2023, at about 8.30am, information received from the officer-in-charge of the Bursali Police Outstation under Zaki Division revealed that one Danladi Ya’u, male (28) of Damaiwa village via Bursali ward Zaki LGA, Bauchi State, a native doctor (mediciner) and three other accomplices now at large, went to Damaiwa bush with the sole aim to test a gun medicine on one Muhammadu Ali, male (43) of the same address.
“While on the process, the said Muhammadu Murtala was unfortunately (shot) with the locally made gun by the said Danladi Ya’u (defendant).
“On receipt of the report, a team of detectives led by DPO Zaki swiftly swung into action, rushed to the scene, and evacuated the victim to General Hospital Jakusko Yobe State for medical attention, where he was certified dead by a medical doctor.
“Moreover, two suspects were immediately arrested, and efforts have been intensified to trace and arrest the fleeing accomplices. The investigation is ongoing, after which the defendants will be charged to court.”
He said that the command called on the public to take this act as a lesson and avoid being used as a cannon fodder to casualise innocent and hardworking citizens, because every human soul is very important and sacrosanct to every bearer.
“Consequently, the Commissioner of Police, CP Auwal Musa Muhammad, assures the family, friends, and loved ones of the deceased that the command will remain neutral and ensure that justice is manifested to both,” he said.
