Nigerian detainee dies in Maldives prison

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A Nigerian detainee died in Maafushi Prison on Wednesday, as he awaited trial on drug trafficking charges. According to the Maldives Correctional Service, Emmanuel John Paul Okonachi, 35, had been playing with other detainees at the prison’s yard on Wednesday late afternoon when he suddenly collapsed. He was immediately taken to the prison’s medical center where he was administered emergency medical aid,