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Nigeria jail conditions blamed for deaths of 33 miners

editorial@africanews.com (Rédaction Africanews) · Africanews

Published 28 Oct 2026, 3:51 am·1 h ago·1 min read

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Poor jail conditions led to the deaths of 33 young miners arrested on suspicion of illegal gold mining in central Nigeria, investigators said Tuesday, describing their treatment as “cruel and inhuman.”

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