Amnesty calls for emergency at Kano prison after six suspected cholera deaths

Amnesty International Nigeria has called on Nigerian authorities to declare an emergency at Kano's Kurmawa Prison, where at least six inmates have died within a week from a suspected cholera outbreak. Several other inmates are receiving treatment, and the organization warns that the death toll could rise as the disease spreads among prisoners. Amnesty also criticizes the poor conditions in Nigerian prisons, including overcrowding, unsanitary environments, and lack of adequate healthcare and food, urging urgent improvements to ensure human rights standards are met.