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Published – September 18, 2026 09:38 pm IST – Minna
Families and relatives of miners who were arrested on suspicion of illegal mining wait outside a hospital where their bodies are stored in Minna, Nigeria, September 17, 2026.
| Photo Credit: AP
Police in Nigeria fired tear gas at dozens of people who gathered Friday (September 18, 2026) to protest the deaths of 37 miners while they were in custody.
Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago said on Thursday (September 17, 2026) that the miners, who were arrested earlier in the week on suspicion of illegal mining by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, died in custody.
The civil defence corps said they died as a result of a suspected disease outbreak, but survivors told The Associated Press that the miners died of suffocation.
Dozens of young people, including miners and their relatives, gathered near the civil defence corps' office on Friday (September 18). Police officers cordoned off the area and attempted to disperse protesters by firing tear gas canisters. The protesters claim the miners were killed in retaliation for earlier attacks by some miners on the corps officers.
The Nigerian government suspended the commandant of Niger State's civil defence corps on Friday (September 18).
“It is an unfortunate incident; however, a full investigation will be conducted while the commandant under whose watch this happened remains suspended,” the Minister of Interior said in a statement.
Illegal mining is a serious problem in Nigeria, where analysts say it funds activities of armed groups, some of whom control the mines.
Published – September 18, 2026 09:38 pm IST
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