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Nigerian villagers poisoned by pesticides

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October 9, 2021

In 2020, at least 270 people in Nigeria's Benue State died from a mystery ailment. The government has now revealed to DW that they had been poisoned by banned pesticides in a nearby river. DW correspondent Flourish Chukwurah reports.

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