A Nigerian healer has been shot dead after encouraging one of his customers to test the efficacy of his bullet-proof charms

Chinaka Adoezuwe, 26, was killed wearing the pendants around his neck after he instructed the man to fire his weapon. The incident happened in the country's south-eastern Imo state and police say that the shooter has been arrested on suspicion of murder. Some Nigerian doctors claim that the charms harness various powers and can cure illnesses. Recently there have been several reports of people being shot dead trying to prove the efficacy of bullet-proof charms.