Inquiry finds 33 detainee deaths in Nigerian cell were preventable

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Death toll from Binnari village attack in Taraba state rises to 62

On Tuesday the reported death toll from a bandit attack on Binnari village in Taraba state rose to 62. The attackers burned homes, shops, food supplies and motorcycles. Police had said on Saturday that at least 10 people were killed when a large group of gunmen attacked the village. Separately, an inquiry found that overcrowding and poor ventilation caused the deaths of 33 detainees in a prison cell in Minna, and that the deaths were preventable.

• The Binnari attack toll has risen from at least 10, reported by police on Saturday, to 62.
• Attackers burned homes, shops, food supplies and motorcycles.
• An inquiry found the deaths of 33 detainees in a Minna cell were preventable, caused by overcrowding and poor ventilation.