The Protection Headquarters mentioned it had arrange post-traumatic stress dysfunction facilities for troops within the varied theaters of operations.
In line with DHQ, the facilities have been established to checkmate the psychological well being of troops engaged within the ongoing struggle in opposition to insecurity.
The established facilities would complement the facilities and efforts of assorted army providers to handle circumstances of PTSD.
Throughout an interview with our correspondent on Friday, the Director of Protection Media Operations, Main Common Buba Edward, who confirmed that the Sokoto incident occurred, famous that measures had been put in place to handle PTSD among the many troops.
He mentioned: “The incident did certainly happen. The army has arrange post-traumatic stress dysfunction facilities to handle the psychological well being downside attributable to troops' publicity to the battle in opposition to the insurgency.”
Saturday PUNCH concluded that there was a rise within the variety of incidents of troopers committing suicide, in addition to these of their colleagues, most of that are attributed to PTSD.
PTSD is a psychiatric dysfunction that may happen in individuals who have skilled or witnessed a traumatic occasion, sequence of occasions, or set of circumstances.
On Tuesday, a soldier recognized as CPL James Kingsley, connected to Workforce 3 of Operation Hadrin Daji in Sokoto, killed his colleague and went on a capturing spree in opposition to a number of others.
Nonetheless, Kingsley was shot by one among his colleagues whereas capturing at them sporadically.
PTSD is a psychiatric dysfunction that may happen in individuals who have skilled or witnessed a traumatic occasion, sequence of occasions, or set of circumstances.
On January 15, 2024, Nigerian Military personnel recognized as Boyi ThankGod dedicated suicide.
Thank God, who’s a part of the preparedness drive and connected to the 35 Artillery Brigade Headquarters in Abeokuta, was mentioned to have shot himself at a shadow on obligation.
In March 2023, a Nigerian Military soldier shot himself lifeless after killing three of his colleagues within the Rabah space of Sokoto.
Additionally, in November 2022, a Nigerian Military soldier shot and wounded a co-pilot of a United Nations helicopter, and killed a humanitarian employee and a fellow soldier at a army base in Borno.
