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Nigeria: Police Order Probe As 37 Suspected Illegal Miners Die in NSCDC Custody

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Thirty-seven suspected illegal miners died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. The bodies were discovered at a detention facility during the early hours of Thursday, prompting an immediate investigation ordered by the Commissioner of Police, Adamu Elleman.

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