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Niger miners’ deaths: 21 NSCDC officers suspended pending probe

The Federal Government has suspended the Niger State NSCDC commandant and 20 other officers following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody in Minna.

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37 suspected miners die in NSCDC custody in Niger

At least 37 suspected illegal miners have died after being detained in an overcrowded NSCDC cell in Minna, Niger State, prompting a government investigation into the circumstances of the deaths.