Two young men, Richard Okpu, 20; and
Ginikachi Idam, 18, were on Monday, remanded
by an Ebonyi Magistrates’ Court sitting in
Abakaliki for allegedly shooting their friend, one
Kelechi Isaac to death while testing a charm.
The PUNCH reports that the victim and the
suspects were friends until the incident.


Further investigations revealed that the victim
had visited a native doctor and obtained a
charm (known locally as Ode eshii) that would
prevent bullets from penetrating his body.

To test the efficacy of the charm, it was further
gathered that the victim, after using the charm,
asked his friends to fire gunshots at him.

The late Isaac, who was said to have brought
the gun with which his friends fired at him, died
immediately after his friends shot at him.

One of the suspects, Richard Okpu, said, “I
don’t know this kind of temptation. We were on
our own and our friend, because three of us are
friends, came and told us he has gotten Ode
eshii (gunshot repelling charm) and that any of
us who takes it and is shot at would not have
bullets penetrate his body.

“We said okay, how do we know if it is working?
He went and brought a gun from one hunter
and said we should fire him, that the bullets
would not enter. It was then that we fired at
him and he died.

“We didn’t mean to kill him. We just wanted to
test the efficacy of the charm.”

The suspects allegedly committed the offense on
February 5, 2020, at Amasiri, in the Afikpo North
Local Government Area, of the state.

They were arraigned before the Magistrates’
Court on Monday on two counts bothering on
murder and felony.

The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Edet Effiong,
told the court that the offence was punishable
under sections 324 and 319 (1) of the Criminal
Code Cap. 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State of
Nigeria, 2009.

The charge read, “That you Richard Okpu ‘m’
and Ginikachi Idam ‘m’ on the 5th day of
February 2020, at Amasiri community Afikpo
North in the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did conspire among yourselves to commit
felony to wit; murder and thereby committed an
offence punishable under section 324 of the
Criminal Code Cap. 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi
State of Nigeria, 2009.

“That you Richard Okpu ‘m’ and Ginikachi Idam
‘m’ on the same date and place, in the aforesaid
Magisterial District did unlawfully cause the
death of Kelechi Isaac ‘m’ by shooting him with
a gun and thereby committed an offence
punishable under section 319 (1) of the Criminal
Code Cap. 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State of
Nigeria, 2009.”

Application made by the suspects’ Defense
Counsel, E.C. Nwokposi, that his clients be
admitted to bail, was not granted.

The Chief Magistrate, Chinedu Agama, said the
court did not have the jurisdiction to adjudicate
on the matter.

He directed that the suspects be remanded in
the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Abakaliki, while
their case file should be forwarded to the office
of the Director of Public Prosecution in the state,
for necessary advice.

The matter was adjourned till March 3, 2020.


https://punchng.com/court-remands-two-for-killing-man-while-testing-charm-in-ebonyi/

Mynd44

What kind of nonsense is this, this ones will rot in jail because of stupidity.
I will never understand, man's hunger for senselessness.
All this my Igbo bros Sha.

Now that they have tested it, can they introduce it to aso rock's herbalist, so that they can cure the lifeless one, or better out him out of his misery.
Na correct jazz, we go dey make sambisa dey hungry Buhari, I dey find.

Abeg check my signature, and thank me later.

What did he get the odeshi charms for sef?

This people morally have done nothing wrong. They only obliged their friend's request; What are friends for??
The judge should release them asap

they were preparing for kidnapping or robbery.

He got ode eshi and used his own power to order for a shot. He's an idiot

Stupid boys, while their mates are still hustling to be better people they are testing ode eshi, they should not forget to test the potency of the charm in prison.

Ode eshi gone wrong, well is not their fault after all the victim brought the gun that killed him, to they were only doing him a favor to test his ode eshi, they should also arrest the native doctor

Damn! I remembered, several years ago, I could have lost my right arm...

Ignorance far higher than mount Everest... Mans quest for stupidity

Na wa

willyo:
Ignorance far higher than mount Everest... Mans quest for stupidity

Exactly... mumu people indeed

Bola146:


Exactly... mumu people indeed

Still baffles me how people myopically come to such conclusions

willyo:

Still baffles me how people myopically come to such conclusions

Na their village witches

Bola146:


Na their village witches

Lol... Surprised u are still up

hmmmm! suicide in disguise

ExAngel007:
Two young men, Richard Okpu, 20; and
Ginikachi Idam, 18, were on Monday, remanded
by an Ebonyi Magistrates’ Court sitting in
Abakaliki for allegedly shooting their friend, one
Kelechi Isaac to death while testing a charm.
The PUNCH reports that the victim and the
suspects were friends until the incident.


Further investigations revealed that the victim
had visited a native doctor and obtained a
charm (known locally as Ode eshii) that would
prevent bullets from penetrating his body.

To test the efficacy of the charm, it was further
gathered that the victim, after using the charm,
asked his friends to fire gunshots at him.

The late Isaac, who was said to have brought
the gun with which his friends fired at him, died
immediately after his friends shot at him.

One of the suspects, Richard Okpu, said, “I
don’t know this kind of temptation. We were on
our own and our friend, because three of us are
friends, came and told us he has gotten Ode
eshii (gunshot repelling charm) and that any of
us who takes it and is shot at would not have
bullets penetrate his body.

“We said okay, how do we know if it is working?
He went and brought a gun from one hunter
and said we should fire him, that the bullets
would not enter. It was then that we fired at
him and he died.

“We didn’t mean to kill him. We just wanted to
test the efficacy of the charm.”

The suspects allegedly committed the offense on
February 5, 2020, at Amasiri, in the Afikpo North
Local Government Area, of the state.

They were arraigned before the Magistrates’
Court on Monday on two counts bothering on
murder and felony.

The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Edet Effiong,
told the court that the offence was punishable
under sections 324 and 319 (1) of the Criminal
Code Cap. 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State of
Nigeria, 2009.

The charge read, “That you Richard Okpu ‘m’
and Ginikachi Idam ‘m’ on the 5th day of
February 2020, at Amasiri community Afikpo
North in the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did conspire among yourselves to commit
felony to wit; murder and thereby committed an
offence punishable under section 324 of the
Criminal Code Cap. 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi
State of Nigeria, 2009.

“That you Richard Okpu ‘m’ and Ginikachi Idam
‘m’ on the same date and place, in the aforesaid
Magisterial District did unlawfully cause the
death of Kelechi Isaac ‘m’ by shooting him with
a gun and thereby committed an offence
punishable under section 319 (1) of the Criminal
Code Cap. 33, Vol. 1, Laws of Ebonyi State of
Nigeria, 2009.”

Application made by the suspects’ Defense
Counsel, E.C. Nwokposi, that his clients be
admitted to bail, was not granted.

The Chief Magistrate, Chinedu Agama, said the
court did not have the jurisdiction to adjudicate
on the matter.

He directed that the suspects be remanded in
the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Abakaliki, while
their case file should be forwarded to the office
of the Director of Public Prosecution in the state,
for necessary advice.

The matter was adjourned till March 3, 2020.


https://punchng.com/court-remands-two-for-killing-man-while-testing-charm-in-ebonyi/

Mynd44

odieshi gone wrong