Suspected Illegal Miners Die in NSCDC Custody as Disease Breaks Out in Niger
Some illegal miners have d!ed in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. 
Suspected illegal miners have died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State, with a disease reported to have broken out among those held. The NSCDC is the agency responsible for enforcing Nigeria's mining regulations, including operations against unlicensed extraction.
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