A twelve-year-old boy has been killed by his brother while testing a newly bought “bullet-proof” charm, Nigerian police said Tuesday evening.
The two believed they had “fortified themselves with the protective charm”, according to police in Kwara state
Abubakar Abubakar then shot at his younger brother Yusuf Abubakar, 12, using their father’s rifle, officers say, before taking off and Police are now looking for him.
Yusuf Abubakar is said to have died on the spot after the shooting while his older brother escaped into the bushes, police say.
It is not clear why the two brothers went to get protection.
However, despite a lack of evidence, charms are used by some people in Nigeria seeking for protection against bad luck.
There have been several reports of people being killed after testing “bullet-proof” charms and medicines.
The two brothers were the sons of a hunter.
Police urged parents “to monitor the activities of their children and avoid doing certain unsavoury activities”.
(BBC)
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