'I have never felt heat like that' - a survivor on watching 33 cellmates die in Nigeria
The temperature outside was above 25C and the only ventilation came from a small, high-up window."One of us fainted and we started knocking at the [cell] door. He looked at the guy that fainted and closed the door.
- ▪The temperature outside was above 25C and the only ventilation came from a small, high-up window."One of us fainted and we started knocking at the [cell] door.
- ▪He looked at the guy that fainted and closed the door.
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| Publication time | Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:42:23 GMT |
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'I have never felt heat like that' - a survivor on watching 33 cellmates die in NigeriaImage caption, Usman Muhammad survived but 33 others died in the cell and four others died later in hospitalByMadina MaishanuBBC Africa, Reporting fromMinnaPublished11 minutes agoUsman Muhammad pauses by the entrance to a tiny Nigerian prison cell and leans his forehead against the wall unable to speak.The day before he had been trapped inside the stifling room, measuring roughly 6m (19.7ft) by 3m (9.8ft), with more than 50 other prisoners.Thirty-three of his cellmates died in the cramped conditions in the prison in Minna, the capital of Nigeria's Niger state - and four died later in hospital.The mass deaths caused an outcry and sparked protests, including attacks on public buildings, as relatives and…
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