Fortification Gone Wrong: Man Almost Killed His Child Over Failed Charm
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
Reported by Abimbola Obatayo, Ibadan
The Oyo state Police Command has arrested a palm wine seller Daniel Qudus who reportedly instructed his friend, Akinyemi Akinlolu, to shoot his 12-year-old son, Venzan Qudus to be sure the charm he used to fortify him is truly effective.
The Oyo state Commissioner of Police made this known today 30th June while parading other suspects alongside Daniel Qudus, 43, Akinyemi Akinlolu, 44, and Oluwatunji Oluwatuyi, 51, saying they were arrested with one locally made single barrel gun and one empty cartridge.
The Commissioner said the trio were arrested for conspiracy and attempted murder, following the shooting of Venzan with a locally made single barrel gun by one Akinyemi Akinlolu on the instruction of his father, one Daniel Qudus, a Nationale of Republic of Benin domiciled at Aba Oyo Olorunda area of Ibadan.
Daniel Qudus’ son (Venzan) is currently receiving treatment at the University Teaching Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, after he was shot with a gun in the chest and hand on the instruction of his father at Aba-Oyo along Idi-igba road, in Olorunda in Lagelu Local Government Area of Oyo state.
According to Daniel, he said he collected the bullet repellant (Ayeta) from the herbalist to fortify his son, as a result of incessant attacks on the villagers by Fulani herders but it turned out that it was not effective.
Also, Akinlolu who shoot the gun said he didn’t know what came over him at that moment he shot the gun.” My friend came to me that he needed my help, we got to his house and he gave me his gun to shoot at his son I didn’t know what came over me at that moment and I did it. I think I was under a spell at that time” he said.
While Oluwatunji, the herbalist denied the fact that he did a charm to prevent gunshot for Daniel
” He came to me that he needs a charm for people to favour him, which I did for him, I was in my house when the police came to arrest me that I am connected to the crime he committed and I charged him five hundred naira for the job.” He concluded
