Dozens of suspected illegal miners die in Nigerian custody

Dozens of suspected illegal miners die in Nigerian custody Thirty‑seven individuals accused of illegal mining died while in custody in north‑central Nigeria, according to section officials. Police have opened an investigation into the deaths, which the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) initially attributed to an apparent illness outbreak. However, a study obtained by AFP indicated that the detainees succumbed to overcrowding and inadequate ventilation in the Niger state detention facility. “We judge they suffocated due to the fact that determination was nary ventilation,” the father of one detainee told the BBC. Abdullahi Dalhatu said his son survived because he was positioned near a small window. “His person slumped and