A BOY WAS ACCIDENTALLY KILLED BY HIS BROTHER

A boy was accidentally killed by his brother while testing a bulletproof charm in Kwara State

Yusuf Abubakar, a 12-year-old boy, was shot dead by his elder brother, Abubakar Abubakar, while testing a bulletproof charm in Dutse Gogo Town, Kalama LGA, Kwara State.

The unfortunate incident occurred on Sunday, October 2, 2022, according to reports.

"At about 2200hrs, of 2/10/2022, a report was received at Kalama police station about the killing Yusuf by his elder brother, both sons of one Abubakar Abubakar, a hunter in Dutse Gogo town via Kalama, during the process of testing the efficacy of newly procured gunshot protective charm," the state police command's spokesperson, Okasanmi Ajayi, said in a statement on Monday, October

After fortifying themselves with the protective charm, the elder son pulled out his father's dane gun and shot his younger sibling. Yusuf Abubakar, 12, died on the spot after the charm failed.

The perpetrator fled into the bushes immediately after the crime was committed.