37 suspected illegal miners die in custody in central Nigeria
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What happened
Nigerian authorities launched an investigation Thursday after 37 suspected illegal miners died in a civil defence detention facility in central Niger state, with conflicting accounts blaming either a disease outbreak or overcrowding and poor ventilation.
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below