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Relatives Accuse Nigerian Security Officials of Abusing 37 Miners Who Died in Custody
The deceased were among 67 people arrested on suspicion of illegal mining, according to Anadolu Agency.
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The deceased were among 67 people arrested on suspicion of illegal mining, according to Anadolu Agency.

Authorities are probing the deaths of 37 people held on suspicion of illegal mining in Niger state, France 24 reported.

Nigerian authorities attribute the deaths to disease, a claim disputed by intelligence reports and relatives of the deceased, according to the BBC.

Officials attribute deaths to disease outbreak, while a survivor alleges suffocation in detention.