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https://guardian.ng/saturday-magazine/worrisome-rising-cases-of-suicide-in-nigeria/
Worrisome, rising cases of suicide in Nigeria
Nigeria Police Force (NPF) showed seven Nigerian states with high suicide rates. They include Ogun, with the highest rate, followed by Lagos, Ebonyi, Delta, Oyo, Ondo and Kano.
Consultant Psychiatrist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr. Raphael E. Ogbolu, told The Guardian that committing suicide starts from having the thoughts or ideas about killing oneself, followed by coming up with a plan on how to do it and then finally attempting it.
The psychiatrist, who is also the Coordinator of Suicide Prevention Service, called the Suicide Research and Prevention Initiative and Staff Emotional Care Services (SURPIN/SECS), disclosed that in Nigeria, 0.37 per cent and 12 per cent of adult military populations and adolescent populations, respectively, have attempted to kill themselves, according to research by Okulate, Omigbodun and colleagues. [/s] Those kids are far better than the animals below....
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