By MUFTAU OGUNYEMI

The Police Command in Ondo State says a mentally-unstable boy stabbed a personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to death on Thursday in the state.

DSP Olushola Ayanlade, the command’s Spokesperson, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Akure.

NAN reports that the incident happened at Oke-Ala in Oba-Ile, Akure North Local Government Area of the state.

Ayanlade, who said the NSCDC personnel died while receiving treatment in the hospital, explained that he died as a result of the injury sustained while trying to chain the boy.

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

An eyewitness told newsmen that the incident happened when the mother of the suspect invited the NSCDC personnel to assist in chaining the boy to restrain him from being a nuisance in the society.

The eyewitness, who said the boy had been mentally unstable for years, said he removed a knife from the civil defence personnel and stabbed him severally.

“Actually, when the boy started misbehaving this morning, his mother invited two civil defence officers to help her chain him.

“Meanwhile, in the process, he overpowered the civil defence personnel and removed knife from the man and stabbed him.

“But it was unfortunate that the NSCDC man died despite having a gun when the incident happened,” the eyewitness said.

Meanwhile, DSC Daniel Aidamenbor, NSCDC, Head of Public Relations Office in the state, confirmed the incident.

Aidamenbor explained that the personnel was stabbed while trying to restrain the boy for onward transport to the hospital for treatment. (NAN, excluding headline)