Children caught up in the Boko Haram's 10-year-old insurgency suffer damage not so easily repaired. They are now struggling with distressing memories and ongoing adversities – resulting in an upsurge of psychological trauma.
President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Mike Ogirima said that if the Mental Health Bill is passed, it would protect the rights of people with mental health illness as well as attract respect and dignity for them as they access health care.