Nigerian detainees' deaths in custody spark official probe and protests
TL;DR
Nigerian police are probing the deaths of 37 people in custody after arrests for illegal mining; officials link the fatalities to a disease outbreak, but a survivor contends overcrowding and poor ventilation caused suffocation, with bodies sent for autopsy as protests erupt and the governor declares mourning.
- Nigerian police probe death in custody of 37 illegal mining suspects Al Jazeera
- In Niger, 37 suspected illegal miners died while in custody Le Monde.fr
- illegal miners death in Niger state: Wat we know about suspected illegal mining pipo wey kpai for civil defence detention facility for Niger BBC
- Nigeria police fire tear gas at protesters gathering over the deaths of 37 miners in custody WRAL
- Protests erupt in Nigeria after 37 miners die in custody of paramilitary agency Reuters
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