Nigeria Probes Deaths of Detained Illegal Miners

Chronology

1. 18-09-2026
   Nigeria Detention Deaths Spark Investigation and Unrest

   8 articles

   At least 37 people suspected of illegal gold mining died while detained by Nigeria’s Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna, Niger State, after a crackdown that reportedly placed more than 50 detainees—and possibly 65—in an overcrowded, poorly ventilated cell. Officials initia…
2. 19-09-2026
   Nigeria Investigates Deaths of 37 Detained Miners

   3 articles

   Nigeria is investigating the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while detained in Niger State after a security operation. Survivors and intelligence reports attributed the deaths to severe overcrowding and poor ventilation, while the Nigerian Security and Civil Defenc…