Nigerian police probe death in custody of 37 illegal mining suspects
However, the AFP news agency said that an intelligence report suggested that overcrowding and poor ventilation inside the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) detention facility in the northeastern Niger State may have been to blame.
Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘It helps us survive’: Poverty forces children into mine work in DR Congolist 2 of 3South Africa mine collapse kills 14 suspected illegal minerslist 3 of 3At least 37 killed in Nigeria mine carbon monoxide poisoning: Reportsend of listThe suspects were arrested during an operation targeting illegal mining on Tuesday and Wednesday, the head of the NSCDC in Niger State, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, said in a statement.
Speaking at the Minna General Hospital, where the bodies were sent for examination, Shehu said the detainees tried to get the attention of the security agency’s guards by banging on the cell door.
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