Man kills brother while testing charms

The Enugu State Police Command is mak­ing frantic efforts to arrest one Ekene Oluka, a 26-year -old man from Amagu Uwani,Mgboko Aku community in Ig­boetiti local government of the state, for allegedly killing a 13-year-old boy, while experimenting the efficacy of charms for pro­tection against bullets and other sharp objects pre­pared for him by a herbalist.

According to the police, the 13 year old boy, named Obumuneme Oluka, was a close relation of Ekene Oluka, and both were liv­ing with their parents at Amagu Uwani community, before the ugly incident of Friday ,August 5 occurred.

On the ill-fated date, the suspect, who returned home from his herbal­ist, urged the deceased to stand out for him to test the efficacy of the magical powers he was given by the herbalist, who promised him that no amount of gun shots and sharp objects or any of such related weap­ons could harm him or penetrate his body when­ever he was in possession of the charms.

As a mark of respect for his elder brother, the de­ceased accepted to be used for testing the effectiveness of the magical powers.

Sources disclosed to The AUTHORITY claimed that the suspect initially fired shots on the deceased while he held the charms and the bullets were alleg­edly unable to penetrate into the teenager. Secondly, the suspect attempted to cut the boy with a machete, which also allegedly proved futile. However, the charms allegedly failed when he hit the deceased with a bottle. The bottle reportedly shat­tered and inflicted serious injuries on the head of the boy.

According to the police, the suspect rushed the boy to a hospital for medical treatment but he was con­firmed dead immediately they arrived in the hospital.

The Enugu State Police Command, ASP Ebere Am­araizu, confirmed the tragic incident. He said the body of the boy was deposited at the Attah Memorial Hospital mortuary, Aku, in Igbo Etiti Council Area. Meanwhile, the police has intensified its manhunt for the suspect and their parents,who fled their home because of the incident.