Doctor shortage deepens mental health crisis for 8,246 inmates, NCoS warns
w ….experts call for urgent reforms, better funding, and decentralisation of psychiatric services Nigeria’s correctional centres are facing a deepening mental health emergency, with 8,246 inmates currently battling psychological disorders, a situation worsened by chronic understaffing, poor funding, and inadequate facilities. The figure, disclosed at the third public hearing of the Independent Investigative Panel on…