A 25-year-old man identified as Osamame Isekhuere (aka Black Arrow) was shot dead in Benin by his friend while trying to test the efficacy of charms in his possession popularly known as ‘Africa Insurance’.
The shooting which occurred at the Oba market, at the centre of Benin metropolis at the weekend forced many traders in the market to lock up their shops and run for their lives following riots caused by the killing.
Eyewitness said that Osamame had asked one of his friends to shoot him to test a new charm that he had acquired against bullets after incising and rubbing the charms on their bodies and they decided to test it with live bullets.
According to the source, Osamame first shot at his friend but the bullet did not penetrate but when the friend shot at Osamame on the chest, the charm failed. Osamame was said to have died instantly.