At least 37 illegal mining suspects found dead in Nigerian custody with officials blaming disease

Groups task FG on deaths of 37 alleged illegal miners in NSCDC custody

Public anger has intensified following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody in Niger State, with rights

Nigeria orders probe after 37 die in custody

Intelligence report suggests the victims died of poor ventilation in detention facility

Minna Custody Deaths: Tinubu Seeks Prosecution if Officials Are Culpable

Minna custody deaths: President Tinubu orders a full probe after 37 detained miners died in Nigeria and says culpable officials must be prosecuted.

Nigeria miners struggled to breathe in cell before 37 died: survivors

Police fired shots to disperse protests as tensions spilled onto the streets of Minna, the capital of mineral-rich Niger state in central Nigeria. It was not immediately clear whether police were firing anti-riot pellets or live ammunition in Minna, where mobs blocked a main street and attacked a transport depot, a bank, political party offices and private businesses. Government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew to curtail the unrest. Nigeria's …

Nigeria mining crackdown under fire after 37 die

Thirty-seven people arrested in a Nigeria government crackdown on suspected illegal mining died while in custody, sparking protests and scrutiny of the country’s mining enforcement drive. Niger state on Friday...