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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dyepkazah Shibayan

Families of suspected illegal miners who died in Nigerian detention accuse officials of mistreatment

Nigeria Miners Deaths - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Lawan Mohammed is distraught over the death of his 25-year-old son Sulieman who was found dead in the custody of a Nigerian security agency in the north-central region of the country.

He said Sulieman was a motorcycle mechanic in Niger state and was on his way home when he and some friends were arrested by personnel from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, or NSCDC.

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