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• Nigeria fights tobacco and drugs giants in court  

Nigeria's largest state, Kano, was embroiled yesterday in separate court battles against two of the West's largest multinationals who are both accused of actions that posed a serious damage to the health of Nigerian children.

British American Tobacco (BAT) is being sued over documents that appear to show the company boosted its Nigerian market with a sales strategy that consciously targeted children.

Four Nigerian states, including the northern state of Kano, are seeking more than £19bn from BAT and other tobacco companies to cover the health treatment they estimate smokers will need, and as punitive damages.

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