Analysis of the Emotional and Psychological Health of the Nigerian Military During COVID-19

This article considers the analysis of the effect COVID-19 had on Nigerian military personnel in terms of their psychological and emotional well-being. It identifies the reasons why outside there; the military personnel are termed rich which causes them to be a low priority during the era of COVID-19. Such affected them psychologically and emotionally. The methodology for the study revolves around the hybrid of questionnaires and interviews. Primary data coming from the methodology employed were analyzed and to consolidate responses from questionnaires, stakeholders considered relevant to the study were interviewed. Results analysis was carried out, using Microsoft Power Business Intelligence software. The study’s major finding revealed that despite the work-at-home policies occasioned by the COVID-19 phenomenon, the Nigerian Military was still going to work making them more vulnerable to COVID-19 infection. The study also found out that the distribution of COVID-19 relief was given more to the Non-military than the Military which exacerbated negative emotional and psychological effects on them. Despondently, the Nigerian military was considered as being rich and this led to less than satisfactory attention on mitigating the effect of COVID-19 on them despite their unrelenting efforts in keeping the peace of the country. Based on the findings of this study, the study concludes that the Nigerian Military should be considered for better attention in the event of a pandemic such as COVID-19 for the sake of their psychological and emotional stability.