37 suspected illegal miners die in detention in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
Thirty-seven suspected illegal miners have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State. A North-Central youth group is calling for a transparent investigation into the circumstances of the deaths, according to the group cited by Punch.
Thirty-seven people suspected of illegal mining have died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. They were arrested during operations against illegal mining on 15 and 16 September, according to Nigerian newspaper The PUNCH.
The North-Central Indigenous Youth Council, which represents young people in Nigeria’s North-Central geopolitical zone, condemned the deaths as “barbaric, inhuman and unacceptable”. Its board chairman, Dr JM Abbah, signed the statement released on Sunday in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State.
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