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Nigeria: cocaine, sex, "everything", available for sale in prison
Journalist and activist Agba Jalingo has described Nigerian detention centres and prisons as hubs of extortion and illicit activities, alleging that access to basic rights in custody depends largely on money.
Source: The Guardian Nigeria (14/09/2025)