There was pandemonium in Abuja when a native doctor, Ismail Usman has shot himself in the stomach while testing a ‘bullet proof’ charm.
It was gathered that Usman was testing his charm on his body in Kuchibiyi community in Bwari area council of the Federal Capital Territory when the incident happened.
Speaking on the incident, a resident, Samson Ayuba, Usman was testing the effectiveness of his locally made charm when it failed him on Thursday.
Ayuba said, “The man is a native doctor who prepares concoction and other traditional herbs.
“On Thursday, he tried to test a locally made gun on himself after he wore a bullet proof charm which failed to protect him,” he said.
The incident has also been confirmed by the spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Adeh Josephine.
She said, “He was quickly transported to Kubwa General Hospital for emergency treatment but later transferred to the University of Abuja Teaching Hospital in Gwagwalada, for further medical treatment,” she said.
She added that the police conducted a thorough search of the native doctor’s house and recovered a homemade gun and an array of