# ‘One after another, they started dying’: survivors recount deaths in detention in Nigeria

https://mins.news/en/item/68354

- Reuters, 2026-09-22 05:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/one-after-another-they-started-dying-survivors-recount-deaths-detention-nigeria-2026-09-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab21265b314680001feff37

> Three survivors said Nigerian prison guards sprayed an unidentified substance into a crowded cell, where dozens of detainees died. The guards allegedly left the doors locked despite cries for help.

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