Politics● ElevatedSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 2:37 PM
Nigeria gold miner deaths spark protests in Niger state
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Africanews [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa
Survivors of a Nigerian disaster that saw 37 suspected illegal gold miners die while in the custody of a paramilitary civil defence group recounted their panic on Friday as they struggled to breathe inside the cell.
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