World● ElevatedSep 18 · Sep 18, 2026, 6:45 AM
Nigerian police probe death in custody of 37 illegal mining suspects
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Al Jazeera [en] · Sub-Saharan Africa
Officials blame disease outbreak for deaths as survivor suggests they suffocated.
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