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Nigeria Minna detention deaths entirely preventable, inquiry finds
A Nigerian inquiry found 33 detainees held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna died from overcrowding, poor ventilation and officer inaction.
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BBC News reports a Nigerian inquiry found 33 detainees held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna died from severe overcrowding, poor ventilation and officers' failure to respond to distress calls, with forensic evidence attributing deaths to acute respiratory failure rather than a disease outbreak.
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