By Nnamdi Ojiego
As Nigerians rejoice over the release of abducted students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Kastina State, psychologists have warned that the children may suffer Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) among others.
Recall that about 344 students were abducted from their school, an all-boys college, on December 11, 2020, by bandits. However, they were released last Thursday.
The experts who spoke to Sunday Vanguard on the psychological implications the incident would have on the victims explained that hostage and kidnapping survivors experience stress reactions like denial, impaired memory, shock, numbness, anxiety, anger, depression, frustration, and a sense of helplessness.