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Nigeria police fire tear gas at protesters gathering over the deaths of 37 miners in custody

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Associated Press. (2026, September 18). Nigeria police fire tear gas at protesters gathering over the deaths of 37 miners in custody. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/news/world/africa/nigeria-police-fire-tear-gas-at-protesters-gathering-over-the-deaths-of-37-miners-in-custody/article_56b1b059-6b73-5dd0-b233-c334d43326b2.html

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In Minna, Nigeria, police used tear gas against protesters who were demonstrating over the deaths of 37 miners held by authorities on suspicion of illegal mining. Niger State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago confirmed the miners' deaths while in custody; however, the civil defense corps claimed it was due to a disease outbreak. Survivors told the AP that the miners suffocated to death.

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In Niger State, 37 suspected illegal miners died while in custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) following raids conducted on September 15-16, 2026. Initially, officials blamed a disease outbreak but survivors claimed poor ventilation led to suffocation. Protests erupted in Minna as police used tear gas against demonstrators. The NSCDC's state commandant was suspended pending an investigation.

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“While both articles discuss the deaths of miners in custody, Article A focuses on the protests that occurred after their death and the conflicting narratives from officials and survivors. Article B provides a detailed account of how the miners died, which is not the same specific event as the protest described in Article A.”

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MINNA, Nigeria (AP) — Police in Nigeria fired tear gas at dozens of people who gathered Friday to protest the deaths of 37 miners while they were in custody. asserted

they → fire → custody

Niger State Gov. Mohammed Umaru Bago said on Thursday that the miners, who were arrested earlier in the week on suspicion of illegal mining by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, died in custody. asserted

who → say → custody

The civil defense corps said they died as a result of a suspected disease outbreak, but survivors told The Associated Press that the miners died of suffocation. asserted

miners → say → suffocation

Nigeria police fire tear gas at protesters gathering over the deaths of 37 miners in custody

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