The incident, which occurred at the popular Oyingbo road, the business oriented centre of the city, caught the attention of countless residents of the town.
Based on an eyewitness report, the man was trekking along Folagbade road but all of a sudden stopped at Oyingbo road junction and brought out a razor blade.
It was reported that the man used the razor blade to cut off his own male organ.
“I saw the man coming from Folagbade road in a well behaved manner but all of a sudden stopped at Oyingbo junction.
“He took off his trouser and brought out a razor blade to cut off his manhood.
“Those of us who were at the scene of the incident could not believe it because it was totally strange to us,“ an eyewitness said.
News Agency of Nigeria discovered the man, who was in a pool of his own blood, was rushed to the state hospital by sympathizers.
When contacted, the Chief Medical Director of the state hospital, Dr Wellington Ogunsanya, confirmed the incident.
He explained that a high level of depression,frustration and disappointment could have led the man to commit such an act.
Ogunsanya, however, declared that doctors were in the process of performing a genital reconstruction surgery on him.
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