By Ayodele Ifasakin
Police operatives in Edo have arrested a 19-year-old native doctor, identified as Timothy Dauda, for allegedly sh%%ting one Alex Ezekiel to d£@th.
The command’s spokesperson, Moses Yamu, in a statement on Monday, September 2, said the incident happened on August 20 in the Onumu community under Akoko-Edo LGA.
Yamu said the suspect was arrested by personnel of the Igarra Division.
According to the statement, “The suspect claimed to be a native doctor and specialises in preparing charms against g¥ns and c¥tlasses.
One Alex Ezekiel, now deceased, went to the ‘native doctor’ to get the charms prepared for him.
After preparing the charms, the native doctor tried to test their efficacy by sh%%ting the deceased with a g¥n.
Unfortunately, the deceased sustained fatal injuries and was rushed to Ifejola Hospital, Igarra, where he was certified d€ad by a medical doctor.”
