Nigeria jail conditions blamed for deaths of 33 miners

Africanews27 October 2026, 16:51 UTCNigeria

Poor jail conditions led to the deaths of 33 young miners arrested on suspicion of illegal gold mining in central Nigeria, investigators said Tuesday, describing their treatment as “cruel and inhuman.”

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