Youths in Minna, Niger State, protested the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody, resulting in damage to properties worth millions of naira. The protests began on Thursday night and spread across the city, with demonstrators blocking major roads and damaging vehicles and public property. Security personnel were deployed, and tear gas was used to disperse the crowds. Governor Umaru Mohammed Bago was unable to visit the families of the deceased due to the unrest.
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