Sunusi Umar Sadiq Raises Concern Over PhD Pressure and Mental Health at ABU

Following the tragic loss of a friend at Ahmadu Bello University, Sunusi Umar Sadiq highlights the serious impact of PhD-related stress, depression, and the urgent need for better mental health support for postgraduate students.

In his Facebook post, Sunusi Umar Sadiq shared the heartbreaking news of his friend's passing with his followers, writing as follows:

'Recently, we lost a friend in ABU as a result of PhD frustration that led to depression and subsequent heart attack! My PhD mate in Uni Jos died last week as a result of a car accident. He was absent-minded crossing the road (and) a car knocked him (down)! A PhD candidate in a Dept in the faculty of education, who was pursuing a PhD for more than 10 years, died of depression and heart problems. I visited her in AKTH, all she was lamenting on her deathbed was her PhD!

'My story is not to be shared here. A lecturer once filling my MA referee form wrote that I was not competent to run the program. My wife and two of her friends are victims. 'I wouldn't know whether the mischief of some of us is the reason for our unending challenges? Wasun mu kam gaskiya ba sa kyautawa. Dadinta dai akwai lahira...'