A Professor of Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry, College of Medical Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Taiwo Sheikh, has warned that the scarcity of the old and new naira notes will push many Nigerians into frustration and depression.
He also said the situation would worsen the cases of suicide in the country if the Federal Government fails to urgently address the problem.
Prof. Sheikh, who is the immediate past President of the Association of Psychiatry in Nigeria, said the situation if not checked will plunge a lot of Nigerians into mental health crises that will require hospital admission amid a scarcity of manpower and infrastructure.
The psychiatrist lamented that a lot of Nigerians are frustrated and distressed by the naira scarcity.
He noted that Nigerians no longer enjoy optimum mental well-being as a result of recent happenings in the country including fuel scarcity.
Prof. Sheikh urged the government to do things that will bring down the frustration in the land.
