Niger State Imposes 24-Hour Curfew After Suspects Die in Custody
[Premium Times] The Niger State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew across Minna, the state capital, as tension rises over the deaths of about 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (N
Niger State has imposed a 24-hour curfew across Minna after the deaths of about 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The curfew follows rising tension in the state capital over the deaths.
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