A 23-year-old man, ThankGod Elufo, allegedly stabbed himself to death behind Nwodo estate in Ajaji (Bonsaac) layout area of Asaba, the Delta State capital.
It was gathered that the incident happened on Sunday, June 29, 2025 after his elder brother asked the deceased to dress up for an outing.
Eyewitness told Punch 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.
“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 night, according to his elder brother who 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,” the source said.
“So, when we came there and found his body in the kitchen. The Chairman vigilante in Ajaji layout, called DPO B Division, who sent some police to the scene around 11pm, his body was removed by police to be deposited in the morgue.
“The young man escaped poison last year. He was poisoned by an unknown; since then, he has been acting funny. Sometimes he will start shouting that people want to kill him but his brothers did not understand.”
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident on Monday.
“Yes, it’s confirmed,” the PPRO said
