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Disaster● ElevatedSep 18 · Sep 18, 2026, 1:55 PM

Mining: Alake mourns death of detainees in Niger, deploys investigators

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

Barely hours after mourning and calling for the rescue of survivors of Sudan mine collapse that killed some miners, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Friday mourned the death of detainees for alleged illegal mining. The post Mining: Alake mourns death of detainees in Niger, deploys investigators appeared first on Vanguard News.

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