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Three-quarters of prisoners in Nigeria await trial
Out of 68,000 prisoners in Nigeria, only 17,000 are convicts, Mr Aregbesola said on Monday during an event to inaugurate a pilot for virtual courtrooms.
At least 74% of prisoners in Nigeria are suspects awaiting trial, Interior Minister. At least 38 people have died in a fire that tore through a prison in Burundi. US Senator Chris Coons fears Ethiopia's war could lead to the dissolution of Ethiopia.
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