Officials: Disease outbreak killed at least 33 illegal miners in Nigerian police custody
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Officials: Disease outbreak killed at least 33 illegal miners in Nigerian police custody
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) – At least 33 suspects arrested for alleged illegal mining were found dead in Nigerian security custody on Thursday, officials said, pointing to a suspected disease outbreak in the area. The detainees died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, or NSCDC, in north-central Niger state, its spokesman Abubakar Muti told The Associated Press.