{"id":99937,"date":"2022-10-04T07:49:45","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T06:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=99937"},"modified":"2022-10-04T07:49:45","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T06:49:45","slug":"boy-shoots-12-year-old-brother-to-death-while-testing-bulletproof-charm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/boy-shoots-12-year-old-brother-to-death-while-testing-bulletproof-charm\/","title":{"rendered":"Boy Shoots 12-year-old Brother To Death While Testing \u201cBulletproof\u201d Charm"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Belief in the efficacy of a locally-prepared charm that could stave off gunshots has led to the death of a 12-year-old child in Kaiama in Kwara.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>His elder brother shot him dead while testing the efficacy of the charm with which the two of them had just \u201cfortified\u2019\u2019 themselves.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Police spokesman in Kwara, SP Ajayi Okasanmi, stated in Ilorin that upon their return home after procuring the charm, the elder took their father\u2019s hunting Dane gun and shot the deceased to test its efficacy.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The 12-year-old died on the spot from the shot, he stated.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe two of them are sons of one Abubakar Abubakar, a hunter in Dutse Gogo town in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe culprit escaped into the bushes immediately after the act.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cInvestigation into the matter has started.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cParents and guardians are advised to monitor activities of their children and avoid doing certain things in their presence to prevent incidents of this nature,\u2019\u2019 Okansami stated<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belief in the efficacy of a locally-prepared charm that could stave off gunshots has led to the death of a 12-year-old child in Kaiama in Kwara. 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