Nigeria: Niger Miners' Deaths - Govt Panel Says 37 Suspects Died From Suffocation

AllAfrica28 October 2026, 05:31 UTCNiger

[Premium Times] A federal government panel says 37 suspected illegal miners who died in NSCDC custody in Niger State in September died from asphyxiation, following autopsies and forensic investigations.

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