By ZAGAZOLA MAKAMA

A 50-year-old man, Modu Isa, has been rescued after attempting to take his own life in Bama, Borno State.

The incident, which occurred on Friday evening at Hausari Ward, was reported by community members who rushed to his aid.

Witnesses told Zagazola Makama 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 had been transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Maiduguri, for further investigation. (Zagazola, but headline rejigged)