PTSD: Army didn’t rehabilitate Buhari, I endured his mental issues for years, says president’s wife Aisha
“You can imagine myself at 19 years, handling somebody that went to war, suffered (a) coup d’état, then lost several elections, and, finally, getting to the Villa in 2015.”

Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s first lady, says she endured several years living with President Muhammadu Buhari, who battled post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following his civil war experience, detention and several electoral failures to become the country’s democratic ruler]/.

“[b]One year after he came out from detention, we were married. I clocked 19 years in his house as his wife, legitimately. I suffered the consequences of PTSD because having gone through all these, and at the age of 19, to handle somebody who was a former head of state and commander-in-chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces, to tell him that he is wrong is the first mistake you will make,” Mrs Buhari disclosed.

The Nigerian first lady stated this on Tuesday at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Armed Forces Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Centre (AFPTSDC).

“This centre is timely, as PTSD is a problem that really deserves a solution of this nature, and providing facilities for treatment and rehabilitation of patients is key,” she noted. “Therefore, fundraising is not the solution. The solution is for the federal government that sent them to the war front to take responsibility for taking care of the mental health of returnees from the war front. PTSD cuts across all ages.”

PTSD is a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event — either experiencing it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.

“My husband served the Nigerian Army for 27 years before he was overthrown in a coup d’état. He fought the civil war for 30 months without rehabilitation; he ruled Nigeria for 20 months and was detained for 40 months without disclosing the nature of his offence,” Mrs Buhari stressed. “You can imagine myself at 19 years, handling somebody that went to war, suffered (a) coup d’état, then lost several elections, and, finally, getting to the Villa in 2015.”

Mr Buhari had, on several occasions, recalled his role during the Nigerian civil war. In recent times, Mr Buhari narrated how he and his colleagues in the Nigerian Army killed hundreds of thousands of Nigerians on the Biafran side during the war.

The first lady commended DEPOWA for “this foresighted vision” of establishing the PTSD centre “for our soldiers.”

Mrs Buhari further stated, “It is a reality that soldiers and military families have to live with, despite its negative consequences. Being a soldier’s wife or a retired soldier’s wife and a wellness expert, I understand the challenges associated with PTSD and its impact on military families and the nation.”

She revealed that Mr Buhari was not rehabilitated after his exit from the military but was left alone to bear the mental and physical trauma.

“So, at the age of 19, I had to figure out how to tell somebody of his calibre that he was wrong or right, and that was the beginning of my offence in his house, and contesting elections in 2003 and failed, 2007, failed and 2011, the same thing – all without rehabilitation – I became a physiotherapist,” Mrs Buhari told the gathering.

She added, “The fallen heroes remain evergreen in our minds, and many with us are wounded physically and mentally. I want to appreciate their wives and families. I want to let them know that the whole nation is with them.”

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ganisucks:
This woman looks for any opportunity to demarket and destroy her husband's image. You're telling the fulani community that your husband is not a man. A politician losing elections is not a trigger for PTSD, haba.

FreeStuffsNG:

Smh. PTSD is a biolgical process faced by most members of the armed forces who have spent years in combat and war, it does not respect tribe, gender, age or religious affiliation.. It is not hereditary and you can not understand since you think it is as easy as typing hiding behind a moniiker for years.

PMB got to the peak of his career and not out of place if he had it after leaving the force.
He was part of the civil war and many military operations where many people including his own men got killed or disappeared with no trace. He would even have bullet wounds and battle scars on his body and psyche.

Late McCain experienced it for years too. Only serious combat security and intelligence folks experience his kind of PTSD.

Go and get busy and quit this idle unproductive lifestyle on social media sir

greatiyk4u:
Now we know

So the killings in the country was because of the PTSD

Nothing can justify failure, my dear!

If you are not great, you are simply not great!

Maxymilliano:



https://gazettengr.com/ptsd-army-didnt-rehabilitate-buhari-i-endured-his-mental-issues-for-years-says-presidents-wife-aisha/

Wisetrue99:
Her next action will make you wonder why she is telling us this.

She told us that there was no syringe in the hospital, we didn't hear about it again, next, she was living in Dubai

This woman woman have made history nation wide but she is not consistent

Maybe the PTSD rubbed off on her