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PTSD: Healing after Nigeria's EndSARS protests

Elayne Okaya | Michael Nyantakyi Oti | Okeri Ngutjinazo | Mira Fricke

Two years have passed since the #EndSARS protest but for some young Nigerians, the trauma lives on. Some have even been diagnosed with PTSD, a condition arising from shocking, dangerous or terrifying events. In this episode of Healthy Me, Dr. Chinonso Egemba meets a young man with post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Several people, all wearing protective masks, stand talking at night; two appear to be emergency workers. In the background, red and orange flames light up the sky.

Several people, all wearing protective masks, stand talking at night; two appear to be emergency workers. In the background, red and orange flames light up the sky.

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