A 27-year-old Nigerian man, held for months in a detention centre in Switzerland after being refused asylum, died on Tuesday after a struggle with police ordered to forcibly repatriate him. Police said the man, who was not identified, resisted attempts by the two officers to handcuff him prior to escorting him to Zurich airport. After finally closing the cuffs, the officers found the Nigerian was not moving or breathing. Efforts to revive him failed and a doctor called to the centre, in Granges, Valais canton, declared him dead. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death. The Nigerian had been detained in the centre since March, when he refused to voluntarily return to Nigeria after having his asylum request turned down. Local authorities had earlier detained him on drugs charges. – AFP