Darwin Award Winner: Nigerian Healer Shot Proving Effectiveness Of “Bullet-Proof” Charm
The MirrorChinaka Adoezuwe had confidence that the charms he created would work.
A native healer in Nigeria, Chinaka Asoezuwe, died after allegedly asking one of his clients to test out the “bullet-proof” charms he had prepared.
It happened in a village called Umuozo Ugiri in the southern Nigerian state of Imo. A villager, Chukwudi Ijezie, went to the 26-year-old Asoezuwe seeking charms that would prevent bullets from penetrating his body.
Once Asoezuwe created the new charms he reportedly instructed Ijezie to position himself so that he could test out their effectiveness. When Ijezie declined, a source claimed that Asoezuwe strung the charms around his own neck and, in an attempt to prove that they worked, handed a gun to Ijezie.
Following the instructions, Ijezie shot at the healer. “Tragedy struck and the bullets penetrated Adoezuwe, resulting in his death,” one villager reported.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Andrew Enwerem, said that in the aftermath of the incident Ijezie was arrested on suspicion of murder. “Charms are popular in Nigeria, where traditional healers are consulted for cures for various ailments,” reported the BBC.
Traditional healers prescribe charms to ward off evil forces, cure illness, and attain prosperity.
