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10,000 Nigerians died in military custody, alleges Amnesty

by Sam Olukoya
| December 8, 2020 9:36 AM

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — At least 10,000 civilians have died in Nigerian military custody since 2011 after being detained in connection with the Boko Haram insurgency in northeast Nigeria, Amnesty International charged Tuesday.

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