Police arrests native doctor for murder of client during test of gunshot-protection charm
By Ridwan Adekunle
Enugu State Police Command on Tuesday arrested a native doctor that shot and murdered his client while testing a gunshot protection charm.
The State Commissioner of Police, Ahmed Ammani, who disclosed this to newsmen said 16 other suspects were also arrested for different criminal-related offences in the state.
He said,“A total of 17 criminal suspects, including one female, were arrested for the offences of conspiracy, murder, armed robbery, truck snatching, abduction and unlawful possession of a firearm.
“Amongst the suspects is a native doctor that shot and murdered his client while testing the gunshot protection charm he prepared for him.
“The arrests led to the recovery of two firearms, one live cartridge, three mock guns, a Sino Truck loaded with 789 (seven hundred and eighty-nine) bags of cement, mobile phones, ATM Cards, pieces of wrappers, clothes and other incriminating exhibits. Below are descriptions of the cases,” he said
He said, “on credible information, Police Operatives serving in 9th Mile Police Division of the Command, on 24/11/2022 at about 3.20 pm, arrested six (6) male suspects in a building along Nsukka/Makurdi Highway, 9th Mile in Udi LGA, and recovered in their unlawful possession, one (1) locally-fabricated double-barreled pistol with one (1) live cartridge.
“They include Anigbo Stephen aged 23, Iyere Promise aged 28, Charles Onoh aged 24, Obinna Joseph aged 19, Charles Obilor aged 25 and Ede Chibuike aged 24.
“The ongoing investigation into the case at the Anti-Robbery Section of the State CID Enugu, has revealed that the sextet, three (3) of whom are linked to a similar case earlier reported, were perfecting plans to commit felonious crimes before they were apprehended.”
The CP stated further that the Police operatives serving in the Isi-Uzo Police Division of the Command arrested Odoh Emmanuel (male and a native doctor) aged 23, of Umuaram Village in Ikem community of Isi-Uzo LGA, for shooting and murdering his adult male client, one Onunze Benedict, of Eha-Amufu community in the same LGA.
He said preliminary investigation reveals that the suspect confessed to having used a locally-fabricated single-barreled gun to shoot and murder the said victim in his shrine at the mentioned location while testing the gunshot protection charm he had prepared for him.
He said the gun has been recovered, while further investigation is ongoing at the Homicide Section of the State CID Enugu.
The CP said arraignment of all the suspects yet-to-be arraigned shall be done once investigations are concluded. He, thereby, urged the Officers to remain focused on the fight to flush unrepentant criminal elements out of the State, while soliciting the continued support and cooperation of citizens of the State.
