Nigeria panel says 37 detained miners died from overcrowding and neglect

Straits Times27 October 2026, 14:36 UTCNigeria

ABUJA, Oct 27 - A group of 37 suspected illegal miners died in detention in Nigeria as a result of severe overcrowding, poor ventilation and neglect, according to a government investigation into their deaths.

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