
Adamu Isah
Adamu Isah is a 22-year-old survivor of a tragic incident involving the deaths of detainees in a crowded cell in Nigeria. He was among a group of teenagers and young men arrested during a raid on illegal gold mines near Minna. Isah recounted harrowing details of how authorities sprayed an unidentified substance into their cell, leading to chaos and the deaths of several detainees, including many of his peers. His account highlights the dire conditions faced by detainees in Nigerian detention facilities and raises serious concerns about the treatment of suspects in the country.
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Adamu Isah, 22, said he was among a group of teenagers and young men rounded up in a sweep last week of gold mines outside Minna.
'One after another, they started dying': survivors recount deaths in detention in NigeriaThe Citizen – major Tanzanian English newspaper, est. 2004·
Tanzania· 2026-09-22



