The death of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody in Minna, Niger State, has sparked national outrage and calls for a probe. Survivors alleged suffocation from overcrowding and a chemical substance sprayed in the cell. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, visited Minna, met with Governor Umaru Bago, and vowed that the deaths would not be swept under the carpet. The Federal Government suspended the Niger State NSCDC Commandant and 20 other officers.
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