Madonna University Graduate stabs himself to death.

A graduate of Madonna University, Anambra, who recently concluded his National Youth Service Corps programme had repeatedly stabbed himself to death at Wole Madariola Street, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos. On Friday, the boy, whose name was given as Chidike reportedly on April 19, took a kitchen knife and stabbed himself repeatedly until his intestines were bulging out. According to a female relative, who wished to remain anonymous,the 25-year-old who just finished serving his father land had been depressed for some time. She said, “He did his NYSC in Delta State and only returned in February. Upon returning, he started to act strangely and we noticed that he was no longer sociable. Most times he would sit at a corner all alone and when we asked him what was wrong, he would say he was not happy. “When the symptom became persistent, his parents took him to a hospital, but nothing was discovered to be wrong with him, so we took him back home and continued to monitor him. “I do not know the time it happened exactly, but everyone had gone to bed while he stayed in the parlour. Around midnight, he was found lying in a pool of blood and the knife soaked in blood. “His intestines were on the floor as well. From what we deduced, he stabbed himself three times without screaming because no one heard any noise. At daybreak, we went to Aguda Police Station to report the matter.” The deceased mother, Mrs Oyeka said she had left the matter in God’s hand but was pained that all her struggles to bring up her son were in vain. She emphasized that the circumstances surrounding his son’s death was beyond her imagination. She said it was metaphysical. “He was my first born and we did all to make him happy, but sadly, he took his own life. We counseled him on numerous occasions but this did not prevent him from committing suicide. “I do not think someone can stab himself to death except he is under spell. I leave everything to God because he knows the best,” Mrs Oyeka said. Confirming the incident, the Acting Spokesperson for the state police command, Mr. Damascus Ozoani, said the matter could not yet be classified as suicide until autopsy was concluded. He said, “Although the family claimed he killed himself, the police will have to do their own independent investigation to ascertain what really happened. We will wait for the outcome of the autopsy and this will determine our next line of action.”