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Dozens of suspected illegal miners die in Nigerian custody

As of September 2026: Declared three days of mourning; established committee of inquiry

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) arrested dozens of young men at suspected illegal gold mining sites in Niger State on September 15 and 16. By September 17, thirty-seven detainees were dead inside the corps' detention facility in Minna.

Updated Sep 18