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37 Dead in Custody After Mining Sweep, and Nigeria Cannot Look Away
37 accused miners, children among them, died after being packed 66 to a cell in Niger State. Officials say disease; survivors say they suffocated — and Minna has taken to the streets for a second day.
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- 37Accused miners dead in custody
- 66Held in a single cell
- 6Survivors reporting suffocation
- 37 accused miners, including children, died in NSCDC custody in Niger State.
- 66 people were held in one cell in Borgu, including an informant's son.
- A commander has been detained and cell conditions are under investigation.
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- No confirmed count of children among the dead has been released.
- The true cause of death and whether the toll of 37 is final remain unresolved.
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- Whether investigators publish cell records, autopsy findings, and chain of command.
- Whether protests in Minna force a wider accounting of custodial conditions.