ODESHI! Man shot dead while trying gun charm in Bauchi

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.

Tragically, when a locally-made gun was fired at him to test the charm’s efficacy, it failed, resulting in his death.

The Bauchi State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Superintendent Ahmed Wakil, provided details in a statement.

When the police received information about the incident, they arrived at the scene and rushed the victim to the hospital. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead on arrival by a medical doctor.

Two of the suspects were arrested, while the others who fled the scene are being pursued by the police. The investigation is ongoing, and the defendants will face charges once it is completed.

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.

Meanwhile, he added that an armed robber who, alongside others, robbed the Bishop Moore Memorial School Staff Quarters, belonging to the Bauchi Catholic Diocese, on November 4, 2023 at about 4.30am, was killed by a mob.

Wakil stated that operatives attached to the GRA Police Divisional Headquarters led by the Divisional Police Officer in conjunction with local vigilantes swiftly responded to an armed robbery incident at the Staff Quarters.