Survivors have described distress inside a detention cell in Minna after 37 suspected illegal goldminers died in custody, according to The Guardian. The report also describes protests and an overnight curfew.
The account places the deaths following raids by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. See the original publication for the latest official statements and reporting.
Conflicting explanations
The report describes 37 deaths after suspected illegal miners were detained in Minna. Initial explanations differed: the paramilitary organisation referred to disease, while preliminary information cited by AFP pointed towards overcrowding and poor ventilation. Survivor accounts are central to the reporting, but the final findings of an investigation should not be presumed.
