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Women miners demand justice over deaths of 37 miners

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

By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA — Women in Mining Nigeria, WIMIN, has condemned the deaths of 37 artisanal miners who reportedly died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger State, describing the incident as tragic and demanding an independent investigation. The organisation expressed condolences to the bereaved families, […] The post Women miners demand justice over deaths of 37 miners appeared first on Vanguard News.

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