Tragedy occurred on Thursday in the Oba Ile community, Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State when a 19-year-old man described as mentally unstable stabbed an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to death.

The deceased NSCDC official was said to have been attacked during an attempt to restrain the teenager, following a distress call from the suspect’s mother.

A resident who witnessed the incident but spoke on the condition of anonymity told our correspondent that the woman had called in two NSCDC operatives when her son became violent earlier in the day.

He said, “When the boy started misbehaving this morning, his mother invited two civil defence officers to help her chain him. Meanwhile, in the process of chaining him, he overpowered the civil defence man and removed the knife from the man and stabbed him.

“But, it was unfortunate that the civil defence man died in spite that he was with a gun when the incident happened.”

The spokesman for the NSCDC in the state, Daniel Aidamenbor, confirmed the incident, describing it as “unfortunate.”

“Yes, the incident happened. It happened when our officer was attempting to take the man to a facility where he would be treated,” he said.

Also confirming the development, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Olayinka Ayanlade, said the NSCDC officer died from injuries sustained during the struggle.

“Yes, it is true that the civil defence officer died while receiving treatment at the hospital,” Ayanlade said.