The incident which happened on April 19, 2013 at his house on Wole Madariola Street, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos, has left many residents of the area shell-shocked.
Punch Metro gathered that Chidike, took a kitchen knife and stabbed himself repeatedly until his intestines were disembowelled.
Our correspondent who visited his parents' home where the incident occurred, learnt that the victim recently concluded his National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) programme.
A relative who wished to remain anonymous, said the 25-year old 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 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 symptoms 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."
Narrating what transpired on the day the victim died, the relative said it happened after everyone had gone to sleep.
She said he went into a kitchen, took a kitchen knife and stabbed himself three times.
She said: "I don't know the time it happened exactly but everyone had gone to bed while he stayed in the parlor. 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 day break, we went to Aguda Police Station to report the matter."
A neighbor who craved anonymity, said the deceased had once complained that one of the reasons why he was unhappy was that he was unemployed.
He said people advised him to be patient since he had only just completed his NYSC.
Our correspondent, who visited the parents' home on Sunday, saw residents coming in droves to console the family, particularly the victim's mother.
Another resident, while consoling the deceased's parents, said the family should have taken him to a psychologist instead of a general medical practitioner when he complained of depression.
Mrs. Oyeka however said the circumstance surrounding her son's death was meta-physical. She said she had left the matter to God but was pained that all her struggles to bring up her son were in vain.
"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 that did not prevent him from committing suicide.
"I don't think someone can stab himself to death except he is under a spell. I leave everything to God because He knows best."
*Frustration can lead to so many things... Sad indeed*
Source: Punch Metro
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