He was the leader of a militia of warriors who arrived outside of a church in Nigeria to terrorize a village. After one his men selected an old man from the on looking crowd, the captain grabbed a young boy and commanded him to fire upon the old man. When the young boy hesitated, his older brother took the shot for him. When the captain asked him his name, he replied “Eko”, the captain proclaimed that Eko was a born killer, he then removed Eko’s crucifix necklace, and brought him to his truck where the two would join the rest of the militia and flee the village.