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From Abel Leonard, Lafia
A supposed money-making charm has turned fatal in Nasarawa State, leaving a suspected Internet fraudster dead, his accomplice battling for life, and forcing the herbalist who prepared the concoction to flee.
The Nasarawa State Police Command confirmed that the incident happened in the Mararaba area after the deceased, identified simply as Sunday, and his friend, Tosin, allegedly approached the herbalist, known only as Alfa, to prepare a concoction to boost their cybercrime operations.
Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ramhan Nansel, told Saturday Sun yesterday that the two men drank the potion and soon complained of severe stomach pain. They were rushed to a nearby hospital where Sunday died while receiving treatment, while Tosin is recuperating.
“The two young men went to a herbalist to prepare a charm for them. They wanted to make money from their Advance Fee Fraud. So, the herbalist prepared some concoction for them.
“Immediately after drinking it, they started experiencing stomach upset. They were taken to the hospital, where one of them died while receiving treatment. The other is still responding to treatment,” Nansel said.
He added that a vigilance member who accompanied the suspects to the herbalist’s house had been arrested. “The herbalist is currently at large, while the arrested suspect has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation.
