Death Behind Bars: When Detention Becomes A Death Sentence

The deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in an NSCDC detention facility in Minna, Niger State, have raised serious questions about state custody and the value placed on Nigerian lives. Among the deceased was 25-year-old Sulieman Mohammed, a motorcycle mechanic, whose father learned of his death when he went to bring him food. Another family reported that their 17-year-old relative was among those who died. The article argues that a suspect is not a convict and calls for confronting dangerous habits in the justice system.

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