37 Miners in Nigeria Die in Police Custody, Sparking Protests
2 sources·Updated September 18, 2026
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- Guardian World·14h agoSurvivors recount panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died
Police fire teargas as protests break out in city of Minna after deaths of suspected illegal goldminers, many of whom were children Survivors from a prison cell in Nigeria where 37 suspected illegal goldminers died while in the custody of a paramilitary group this week have…
Read at Guardian World → - NYT World·16h ago37 Miners in Nigeria Die in Police Custody, Sparking Protests
One survivor told The New York Times that dozens were packed into a single cell with barely any ventilation, food, or water.
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