‘Cruel’ jail conditions caused dozens of Nigerian miners to suffocate: probe
Screams for help and banging the door yielded no response from guards on duty, according to survivors.
The Hindu reports: Screams for help and banging the door yielded no response from guards on duty, according to survivors.
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