In another ritual belief story, A middle-aged man has been shot dead, after he enlisted the help of his girlfriend in order to test the efficacy of a “native bulletproof” (Odieshi charm) in Calabar, Cross River State.
The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, at the deceased’s Nelson Mandela Street, Calabar South residence, opposite the Assembly of God Church in the area.
The man, whose real name could not be ascertained as at the time of filing this report, was simply known as “Email”.
According to reports gathered, the victim, alleged to have been a cultist and an Indian hemp seller, was with a group of friends at the time of the incident.
A family source, who didn’t want her name in the print, revealed that her sister, Blessing, was a friend to late Email, as they had been dating for some time.
The source said at about 11am, the sister passed by the compound of the late boyfriend, who was with his friends and that they had taken local concoctions, including native charms against bullets.
“After the group of friends had taken the concoctions, they started testing the efficacy of the anti-gun charms.“Others had tested theirs and it proved effective. But the deceased young man chose to ask the girlfriend to carry out the test. So she took the gun and shot him.“Unfortunately, the bullets penetrated; he slumped, died instantly and there was chaos,” she said.
When the incident occurred, neighbours scampered to safety. However, some of the friends to the deceased got angry with the girl and descended on her with matchets and other dangerous weapons, leaving her with various degrees of cuts and injuries, before the Police arrived and rescued the lady.
The body of the deceased was deposited at a mortuary, while the girlfriend was taken to a Clinic in Calabar, where she is currently receiving treatment.
