- Makama, in a post on his X handle on Saturday, disclosed that the incident was reported by locals who rushed to his aid.
In Borno State, one Modu Isa has escaped death by the skin of his teeth as he tried to commit suicide after his marriage hit a rough patch.
50-year-old Isa was said to have stabbed himself and severed his penis on Friday evening after his estranged wife failed to return him.
According to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency expert and security analyst, the incident happened at Hausari Ward Bama local government area of the State.
Makama, in a post on his X handle on Saturday, disclosed that the incident was reported by locals who rushed to his aid.
According to the report, witnesses narrated that Isa stabbed himself three times in the stomach before cutting off his penis with a knife.
He was said to have carried out the act because his former wife, Bayanxe Modu of Konduga, whom he had divorced three times, refused to return to his house.
“It was gathered that police led a patrol team to the scene, recovered the knife as an exhibit, and evacuated the victim to General Hospital, Bama, where he is responding to treatment.
“Sources said the case has been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Maiduguri, for further investigation,” Makama said