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Solid Star narrates his second experience at Yaba Left.
Nigerian singer Joshua Iniyezo, better known as Solid Star , opened up about his recent stint at the psychiatric hospital in Lagos, commonly known as Yaba Left, for the second time.
In a candid conversation on The Honest Bunch podcast, Solid Star shared the challenges he faced during his second stay at the facility.
This revelation follows his earlier admission of battling addiction to hard substances, particularly Ice, which he began in 2021.
The musician’s account, featured in a video clip posted on Online Personality Nedu Ani’s Instagram page on Monday, March 18, 2024, sheds light on his observations during his time at Yaba Left.
Solid Star disclosed that he was placed in a general ward, not a private one, alongside other individuals dealing with mental health issues.
He highlighted the communal living conditions, where approximately thirty patients shared a single toilet and bathroom facility, underscoring the harsh reality of such institutions.
Reflecting on his experience, Solid Star expressed surprise at witnessing the diverse manifestations of mental illness among the patients.
He recounted encounters with individuals exhibiting behaviors that prompted contemplation about the circumstances that led them to the hospital.
He said, “I come go meet myself for Yaba again, this one no funny o, this one I no go private ward o. This one dem tell me say ‘you go see mad people’. I see people wey mad pass me. No be private place, na general place where different mad people dey stay so everybody dey together. Ah God! That place! The toilet na just one wey everybody dey use and we be like 30 for that place. Different characters, you go just sit down person go just dey, e go just dey shout, me wey I think say I bad! Omo! I just dey calm dey check say na so these ones their own be? These ones wetin dem take like this?”