A Togolese who pitted his magic against gunpowder paid with his life at a magical show which turned bloody at Adukrom in the Eastern Region on Thursday night. The magician, Kofi Brugah, alias Zamba Powers, arrived from Togo barely two weeks ago and mesmerised audiences at Asamankese and other villages, after securing the relevant permits to put up shows in the Region. Last Thursday he was at it again at Adukrom on the Akuapem Ridge and after a sensational start, earning him wild applause for conjuring a number of items, including sweets and money, for distribution to the audience, Brugah claimed he had magical powers to withstand gunshots. He then produced a rifle and challenged a volunteer to step forward. After a tense moment of silence, a gentleman stepped forward from the crowd and Brugah handed him the gun, stood upright and asked the volunteer to press the trigger. Boom! Horror of horrors! There lay Brugah in a pool of blood screaming and pleading to be saved. As the crowd scattered in utter shock and panic, the man who had pulled the trigger quickly disappeared. With the assistance of others, Brugah’s assistant, Kwabla Ali, led a team to carry the fallen magician to the Adukrom Health Centre where he was pronounced dead on arrival and the corpse sent to the Police Hospital morgue in Accra for autopsy. Sources close to the police said Kwabla Ali, 22, who assisted Brugah in his magical displays, was in police custody, while the search continued for the arrest of the landlord of the house where the incident occurred and the alleged killer, both of whom are at large. The source said when those conveying Brugah to the health centre were told that he was dead, they dumped the body there and took to their heels. Kwabla Ali told the Daily Graphic that he did not know who shot Brugah because he was still at the gate collecting fees from those entering to watch the show. He said when he heard the gunshot, he rushed into the house, only to see Brugah in a pool of blood. Story written by A. Kofoya-Tetteh/Daily Graphic