Nigeria's fatal anti-bullet test (Darwin award finalist)

BBC On-Line ^ | Wednesday, 17 December, 2003 | staff writer

[yankeedame]

Last Updated: Wednesday, 17 December, 2003, 17:20 GMT

Nigeria's fatal anti-bullet test

In Africa the belief in witchcraft and charms is rife

A traditional healer in Nigeria has died after an anti-bullet charm he prepared failed a potency test.

The healer, Ashi Terfa, was allegedly shot dead by a client in Benue state, during trials for his product.

The herbalist reportedly tied the charm round his neck and asked his client to shoot him to test its efficacy.

The client, Umaa Akor, has been charged with homicide since the herbalist allegedly asked to be shot at, according to police spokesman Bode Fakeye.

AFP news agency reports that the traditional healer's skull was shattered after he insisted that a gun be fired at him.

Mr Akor had reportedly sought "insurance" against bullets from the traditional healer.

Belief in witchcraft and charms thrives in Africa.

Traditional healers are widely consulted for "cures" of various ailments and magical powers to protect their clients from a wide range of misfortunes.

[tbpiper]

the Witch is in the wings

God forbid that such degenerate would be elected, but if she were, at least we could trade "Hail to the Chief" for the "Wicked Witch Theme" from the Wizard of Oz.

[ditto h]

Damn HMO's

[csvset]

[Happy2BMe]

"In Europe the belief in socialism and communism is rife."

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And in Howard Dean's home state. .

Howard Dean's Yale transcript shows Howard Brush Dean III with a Park Avenue address and a course load reflective of those antiestablishment years. Dean took more than one class on Marxism and studied the "History of Soviet Union," "Soviet Foreign Policy," "International Communism" and "Chinese Politics."

Well, well, well. This is interesting ...

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Wonder why it is the Democrats since Frankie Roosevelt (who's top advisor was Alger Hess - a Soviet Spy) have had such a keen fascination and fondness for Communism?

Photo from the Yalta Conference: Winston S. Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Stalin

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[Charles Henrickson]

It's a darn shaman.

[reagan_fanatic]

"Now go do that voodoo that you do so well!"

[Charles Henrickson]

Hold muh herbs.

[martin_fierro]

The healer, Ashi Terfa, was allegedly shot dead by a client in Benue state, during trials for his product.

His e-mail to me last month promised that $52,498,210.31 was waiting for me in Nigeria.

Guess I'll never see that or the $1000 retainer I sent again.

[LibKill]

"Traditional Healer" = Witch Doctor.

Too bad he never got through this basic equation, Force=Mass times Velocity.

[sistergoldenhair]

I guess he never heard of animal testing first.

The local PETA chapter objected.

[Lazamataz]

In Africa the belief in witchcraft and charms is rife  rifle

[Gumption]

I don't understand how that thing didn't work. The plan sounded foolproof to me. Maybe the string used to hang the charm was defective.

[mhking]

Just damn.

If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[ConservativeMan55]

Damn!

[King Prout]

ah... nope
F=MxA
KE=MxV

[LibKill]

Erp! Sorry, I am a victim of publik edukashun. :)

[MeekOneGOP]

Darwin award ping!

ha ! He won't do that again ! ...

[King Prout]

egskyoossez, egskyoosez...

[MeekOneGOP]

Here's another pic I uploaded yesterday of the same three ...

Roosevelt's thinking: It's a GREAT HONOR to be in your presence, Uncle Joe!!

Churchill's thinking: How humiliating !

Stalin's thinking: It's good to be the King !

[LibKill]

ROTFLOL!

I guess there are no "egskyoossez" when it comes to math, physics and science.