Father Shoots Son Dead In Failed “Bullet Proof” Charm Test Gone Fatal

In a bid to test the potency of his newly acquired
bullet proof ‘juju’, Ornguga Adega had shot his
only son dead  while conducting a gunshot test
on the boy. According to news reports, the
alleged suspect was immediately arrested by men
of the Benue State Police Command and is
currently facing trial at a Makurdi Chief Magistrate
Court.
According to the First Information Report, FIR, by
the police, the suspect and father of the ten-
year- old had, in August 2012, bought some
charm from a native doctor with the belief that it
was potent enough to prevent the penetration of
bullets into his body. He was said to have rubbed
his ‘bullet proof’ cream on the body of his son in
order to verify  its efficacy and potency in line
with the instructions of the native doctor from
whom he bought the charm.
According to the FIR, Adega fired a shot with his
single barrel gun on the right leg of his son which
resulted in pellets from the bullet shattering the
leg and also penetrating through to the left leg.
The boy was said to have bled profusely but
before his shocked and devastated father could
get proper medical attention for him, the little
boy bled to death.
When the case came up at the Makurdi Chief
Magistrate Court, police prosecutor, Inspector
Gabriel Egbonyi, said the accused was arrested at
the process of investigating the cause of death of
the young boy.
Egbonyi further told the court that the accused
confessed to committing the crime and also
acknowledged responsibility for the unfortunate
incident which prompted further police
investigation into the matter.
Meanwhile no plea was taken for want of
jurisdiction. However the prosecution said
investigation was still in progress in the matter
and asked for another date for hearing.
The Chief Magistrate, Mr Dan Ogoh, ordered that
the accused be remanded in prison custody and
adjourned the case to 12 September.
The case is as clear as daylight but we will just
have to let the law complete its cycle of justice.
That man is not fit to be called a father and
deserves the same punishment: he should be
tied to a stake, the ‘bullet proof’ cream rubbed all
over his body and then, hot lead pumped into
his body, maybe it might just work this time
around.
Culled From Vanguard