A 23-year-old man, Mr ThankGod Elufo, has stabbed himself to death behind Nwodo Estate in the Ajaji (Bonsaac) Layout area of Asaba, the Delta State capital.
PUNCH Metro gathered on Monday that the incident happened on Sunday after the deceased’s elder brother asked him to dress up for an outing.
An eyewitness told our correspondent on the condition of anonymity that when the incident happened in the night, a call was put across to the vigilante chairman in the layout, Mr Okolo, who visited the scene.
He said, “The incident happened behind Nwodo Estate in Ajaji Layout. They called the vigilante chairman to inform him.
“I went there with the vigilante chairman, Mr Okolo, yesterday (Sunday) night. According to his elder brother who claimed he asked him to dress up for an outing.
“The brother was waiting for him, not knowing that his younger brother had entered the kitchen and stabbed himself.
“So, when we came there, we found his body in the kitchen. The vigilante chairman in the Ajaji Layout called the DPO B Division who sent some officers to the scene around 11 pm. His body was removed by the police to deposit in a morgue.”
He said the young man survived a poisoning by an unknown person last year. Since then, he has been acting funny. Sometimes, he would start shouting that people wanted to kill him but his brothers did not understand.”
When our correspondent contacted the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, on Monday, he confirmed the incident.
He said, “Yes, it’s confirmed.”
PUNCH.
