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Niger gov questions number of miners arrested before 37 deaths

By Punch NewspapersSeptember 19, 2026Nigeria

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Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has questioned the number of miners arrested after 37 died in NSCDC custody, suggesting suffocation or poisoning.

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Published: September 19, 2026
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