Chidike Oyeka was a mild mannered graduate of Madonna University who seemed to have everything looking positive ahead of him after just concluding his National Youths Service Programme, so it came as a terrible surprise to residents of Wole Madariola Street, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos when news of the mysterious cause of Mr Oyeka death came to light. It is believed that Late Mr Oyeka stabbed himself repeatedly thereby taking his own life.
Information reaching us states that last Friday, Oyeka took a kitchen knife and continuously stabbed himself until his entire intestines could be seen.
A relative, who wished to remain anonymous, said the 25-year-old had been depressed for some time. “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 by himself 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.”
Why he felt he needed to take his life is still a mystery to everyone, it was learnt that Oyeka waited till everyone was asleep to assault himself.
The relative said “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.”
His mother could be seen lamenting that “He was my first born and we did all to make him happy but sadly he took his own life. We counselled 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 best.”
Meanwhile, it was learnt that the deceased would be buried on Thursday.
“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,” Damascus Ozoani of the Nigerian Police command said