The Federal Government’s independent committee investigating the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, has

Protests have erupted in Minna after 37 suspected illegal miners died in NSCDC custody amid allegations of overcrowding and suffocation.

The NSCDC says its latest operations resulted in the rescue of 15 children allegedly caught up in trafficking and the arrest of personnel linked to alleged service-rifle sales.