Why I asked my friend to shoot my son- suspect

Segun Showunmi in Ibadan

A palm-wine tapper, Daniel Qudus lamented that, he erroneously acquired fake charm to protect his son from gun attack by Fulani herdsmen terrorizing his community, adding that the step almost cost the boy’s life.

Penpushing reports that, he said having received the charms from the herbalist who collected N500 from him, told the police during a parade at Eleweran Police Headquarters in Ibadan, that, on getting home, he invited his friend, Akinyemi Akinlolu to help test the charm on his son Venzan Qudus.

The father of the 12 year old Venzan  reportedly asked his friend to shoot his son last week Tuesday Olorunda Lagelu area of Ibadan the Oyo state capital, which led to his arrest by the police

“I went to this man that I need a gun charm.  He demanded for N1,000 but because we are friends I later gave him N500. He gave me the charm and asked me to test it when I get home.On getting home; I called my friend, Akinyemi Akinlolu to help me test the charm on my son’.

‘I provided gun, the charm, and other logistics. He shot my son and he was almost killed. I actually took the steps to protect my son from some suspected Fulani herdsmen who usually terrorizing our area because my son used to come back home late. So I wanted to protect him from being killed by the Fulani,” he said.

Penpushing also reports that Akinyemi in his own account said is a hunter not herbalist and denied knowing g anything about gun charm, explaining that he  consulted to do another charm for the man which he consented to but was amazed when the father of the boy brought him to his house to remove bullet from his body.

“On 23 of this month, I went out with one of my friends and I saw this my brother around 8am. Though he had told me to do charm for him before but he didn’t have money. That day, he gave me N500 for the work so that I can used it to buy materials which I did for him. The charm was meant for his business to thrive not for gun’.

“I was surprised when he later came to my house with the wounded son telling me that I should helped him to removed bullet from the body of the boy. I ignored him because i am not a Doctor,” he said.