Why Kaduna Man Locked Up For 20 Years Behaved Like An Animal Upon Release

Nigerians are yet to come to term how a man could be locked in a room for 20 years as happened in Kaduna.  According to the authorities the man who was kept naked in a room had been constrained to eat and do his toilet in the room for the past 20 years that he was locked up in that situation in the heart of Kaduna.

The Police said that following the discovery, “we broke the room and brought him out. He was behaving like an animal. It was then we learnt that he was kept in the room for twenty years”.

Here are negative effects of complete isolation

Damage to mental health

Loneliness can be damaging to both our mental and physical health. Socially isolated people are less able to deal with stressful situations. They’re also more likely to feel depressed and may have problems processing information. This in turn can lead to difficulties with decision-making and memory storage and recall.

Susceptible to ill-health

People who are lonely are also more susceptible to illness. Researchers found that a lonely person’s immune system responds differently to fighting viruses, making them more likely to develop an illness.

Increase in anxiety

Solitary confinement can have negative psychological effects on prisoners – including significant increases in anxiety and panic attacks, increased levels of paranoia, and being less able to think clearly.

Lack of brain stimulation

People placed in isolation may also experience hallucinations.  The lack of stimuli causes people to misattribute internal thoughts and feelings as occurring in the outer environment. Essentially, hallucinations happen because of a lack of brain stimulation.

Vitamin D deficiency

A prolonged lack of sunlight can cause a vitamin D deficiency which can put older adults at risk of fractures and falls. These injuries are among the leading causes of hospitalization and death for older adults.

For the man locked up in Kaduna for the past 20 years, that he survived despite the isolation is indeed miraculous.

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