Women in Mining Nigeria (WIMIN) has condemned the deaths of 37 artisanal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. The organisation described the incident as tragic and called for an independent investigation. WIMIN expressed condolences to the bereaved families and questioned the NSCDC's initial explanation of a disease outbreak, citing survivor accounts of overcrowding, extreme heat, dehydration, and suffocation.
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