'I have never felt heat like that' - a survivor on watching 33 cellmates die in Nigeria
The BBC goes inside the prison where prisoners were trapped in stifling, cramped conditions.
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"I have never felt heat like that in my life. When we touched each other's bodies, it felt like fire burning."
— Usman Muhammad , Other
"The people who were killed are not flies. How can this go unlooked? We will get to the bottom of this."
— Umaru Bago , Politician
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The BBC goes inside the prison where prisoners were trapped in stifling, cramped conditions.
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