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Deaths in detention cells in Nigeria were entirely preventable, inquiry finds
Overcrowding and poor ventilation caused the deaths of 33 detainees in a prison cell in Minna state.
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Nigeria: The families of the dead in detention demand justice
In Minna, in central Nigeria, families are demanding explanations after the death of 37 alleged goldsmiths while detained by the country's civil defence corps. The government appointed an independent 10-member commission to conduct the investigation.
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Nigeria: A commission of inquiry after the death of 37 alleged goldsmiths in detention
The Nigerian government has established an independent commission to investigate the death in custody of 37 alleged illegal oremen. Thirty-seven young men were found dead on Thursday 17 September in Minna, central Nigeria, while detained by the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps. Families demand explanations and justice.
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In Nigeria, the families of 37 minors who died in Minna, in the centre of the country, demand justice
The families of 37 goldsmiths who died in detention in Minna in central Nigeria demand explanations and justice. The government appointed an independent commission to conduct the investigation.