Nigeria frees 47 political prisoners
Friday 05 March 1999 00:02 GMT
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Nigeria frees 47 political prisoners
NIGERIA'S OUTGOING military government freed at least 47 political prisoners on death row for allegedly planning a coup against former dictator General Sani Abacha. The move was an attempt to calm unrest by militants who want a separate state for the Yoruba of south-west Nigeria.
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