POLICE FIRE TEAR GAS AS MINNA PROTESTS ESCALATE OVER DEATHS OF 37 MINERS IN CUSTODY
Police fired tear gas at protesters in Minna, Niger State, as demonstrations continued over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody. Survivors say overcrowding and suffocation caused the deaths, while authorities say the official cause remains under investigation. The federal government has suspended the Niger State NSCDC commandant and ordered a full investigation.
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