Nigeria, Oct. 11 -- When I picked up one of PRNigeria's latest publications, Healing Nigeria: A Chronicle of Health Reforms, an article titled "Mental Health Matters" stirred memories I have long tried to forget. It reminded me of a young woman whose story still haunts me-Aisha Omolola, a 300-level student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.

In 2018, Aisha took her own life. I remember seeing her for the last time when she came by my hostel to visit my roommate, her close friend. She was calm, gentle, and kind. A few days later, news broke that Aisha had ended her life with Sniper, the deadly insecticide that has since become synonymous with suicide in Nigeria.

The campus was thrown into confusion. Her story spread across social media, s...