Nigeria Giwa barracks 'a place of death' says Amnesty

Source: BBC

Amnesty International says at least 149 detainees have died "in horrendous conditions" at a military detention centre in north-east Nigeria this year.

In a report, Amnesty says 11 of those who died at the Giwa barracks were young children, including four babies.
It called the centre "a place of death" and said it should be closed.
The BBC's Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar in Abuja says it is the latest in a series of damning reports on the Nigerian military's treatment of suspects.
The army has not commented on the latest report but has previously said it has set up a human rights department to check claims of abuse.

The Giwa barracks detention centre in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state, is in an area where the authorities are fighting the Boko Haram militant group.