# GRAPHIC WARNING: Survivor describes suspicious deaths in Nigerian detention

https://mins.news/en/video/69437

- Reuters, 2026-09-22 18:28 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oljqj8HQzlM

> Nigerian prison guards sprayed an unidentified substance into a crowded cell where dozens of detainees died, then locked the doors and ignored cries for help, survivor Adamu Isah and others said.

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