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Nigeria Loses 80 Persons To Suicide In One Year by gideonjeta(m): 11:48am On Jun 12, 2018 |
Ngerians have continued to lament the increasing number of suicide cases in the country and have urged government at all levels to take drastic measures to curb the trend . This followed the death of a woman who jumped into the Lagos lagoon yesterday, which raised the number of deaths by suicide to 80 in the last one year. A World Health Organisation ( WHO )’ s suicide ranking , showed that 800 ,000 people die globally from suicide every year, with 15 . 1 suicides per 100 ,000 people annually , Nigeria now ranks the 30 th most suicide-prone country out of 183 nations in the world . Nigeria is also ranked the 10 th African country with a higher rate of suicide , leading countries like Togo ( 26 th) , Sierra Leone ( 11 th) , Angola ( 19 th) , Equatorial Guinea ( 7th ) , Burkina Faso ( 22 nd ) and Cote d ’Ivoire ( fifth) . With causative reasons varying from mental disorders , financial difficulty , marital problems , academic challenges, depression and rejection among others , Lagos State leads the list with 15 reported cases within the period under review. A trending Whatsapp message from the Lagos University Teaching Hospital ( LUTH ) further buttresses the recent upsurge and the need to quickly tackle the challenge. Coordinator, Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative ( SURPIN ) , Raphael Ogbolu, explained that more than 90 per cent of those who died by suicide had depression . He noted that there was the need to train families , individuals and religious leaders continuously to close the gap in the treatment of depression . Ogbolu, who identified awareness among Nigerians as key to reducing the scourge , explained that the helplines have been provided since March 2017 , but the need to accelerate its publicity result from the few cases this year , especially the woman who jumped into the lagoon yesterday. The psychiatrist argued that criminalising suicide attempts and administering its full punitive measures would help reduce suicide cases in the country . “Prosecutions of those who attempt suicide appear to be rare and we are trying to ensure that suicide attempt is criminalised because it is a crime to attempt suicide. We are also working to see that we make our helplines toll -free . This will help reduce reoccurrence in large numbers , ” he said . A Public Policy Analyst , Alex Ogundadegbe, who said although suicide was not the best way to manage any situation, blamed the government for the increasing number of suicide cases . According to him , while depression constitutes a major challenge in the country , the requirements to settle those that are depressed are non-existent . “Suicide is not only related to Nigeria but a general societal problem . All we expect is for government to remedy the situation by providing what will make citizens comfortable. “We know that the major cause of the problem is depression , but the requirements to settle the depressed among us are non - existent . There are no working national security system , unemployment benefits , good infrastructure and economy , all these lead to depression , ” he stated . Media Relations Strategist and CEO Yinkus Coverage and Logistics , Olayinka Ajayi , noted that it was unfortunate that government was busy fighting corruption , while Nigerians were jobless and many others were dying of frustration. https://www.nigerialog.com/random-thoughts/nigeria-loses-80-persons-to-suicide-in-one-year/new/#new |
Re: Nigeria Loses 80 Persons To Suicide In One Year by tolajay: 12:08pm On Jun 12, 2018 |
I'm almost pushed to say that figure is under-reported. |
Re: Nigeria Loses 80 Persons To Suicide In One Year by RemedyLab: 12:03am On Jun 13, 2018 |
follOWIng |
Re: Nigeria Loses 80 Persons To Suicide In One Year by revontuli(f): 9:19am On Jun 13, 2018 |
America had 44,965 recorded suicides in 2016. Current suicide rate is 13.0 suicides per 100,000 people. |
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