Nigerian Man Held in Mental Institution for Being Atheist - the Root
A young resident of the northern, primarily Muslim, city of Kano, Nigeria, has been forcibly held and medicated at a mental institution for approximately two weeks, since telling his family that he does not believe in God, Vice News reports.
Muburak Bala’s family, who are Muslim, allegedly contacted two doctors about the revelation. One doctor declared that he was fine, while the second said that his announcement was due to a “personality change,” Vice notes.
The family reportedly told the second doctor that the 29-year-old, who has a chemical engineering degree, had been having delusions and calling himself “governor.”
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