Nigerian singer, Joshua Iniyezo, popularly generally known as Strong Star, has shared his candid expertise as a affected person on the psychiatric hospital in Lagos, generally known as Yaba Left for the second time.
In a current look on The Trustworthy Bunch podcast, the music star revealed particulars of his second time on the facility, shedding gentle on the challenges he confronted.
Strong Star’s revelation comes within the wake of his earlier confession concerning his battle with dependancy to exhausting substances, notably Ice, which he was launched to in 2021. The brand new video clip, shared on On-line Persona, Nedu Ani‘s Instagram web page on Monday, March 18, 2024, captures Strong Star recounting his observations whereas at Yaba Left.
Throughout his keep, One in a Million hitmaker disclosed that he was not positioned in a personal ward however fairly in a common ward alongside different people grappling with psychological well being points. He described how roughly thirty sufferers shared a single rest room and loo facility, highlighting the stark actuality of communal residing in such establishments.
Reflecting on his expertise, Strong Star expressed astonishment at witnessing various levels of psychological sickness among the many sufferers. He recounted moments of encountering people exhibiting behaviors that left him pondering the circumstances that led them to the hospital.
He mentioned, “I come go meet myself for Yaba once more, this one no humorous o, this one I no go personal ward o. This one dem inform me say ‘you go see mad folks’. I see folks wey mad move me. No be personal place, na common place the place totally different mad folks dey keep so everyone dey collectively. Ah God! That place! The bathroom na only one wey everyone dey use and we be like 30 for that place. Completely different characters, you go simply sit down particular person go simply dey, e go simply dey shout, me wey I believe say I dangerous! Omo! I simply dey calm dey verify say na so these ones their very own be? These ones wetin dem take like this?”