A Consultant Psychiatrist, Dr Raphael Ogbolu, on Sunday urged the Federal Government not to criminalise cases of suicide as some ot
Ogbolu said that in some cases, female students who were sexually abused committed suicide due to self esteem.
The consultant said that symptoms of people who committed suicide included sudden change of attitude, loneliness and looking depressed.
According to him,
“When such symptoms are noticed, it’s better to counsel such persons before it gets out of hand,” he advised.
In his remarks, Dr Ezike Amadi,
the District Commissioner, Saint John Ambulance Brigade, Nigerian Railway Corporation, said that activities of the organisation were carried out in more than 40 countries.
Amadi said that since the establishment of the brigade in 1954, it has been providing relief for the sick and injured, as well as protection and preservation of public health through First Aid, transportation and care.
“Our mission is to provide first aid and medical support to communities in need, education, training and personnel development for young people,” he said.
Amadi said that Nigerians needed First Aid training in schools, work places and communities as well as primary emergency responses.
