# Nigeria president orders prosecution over deaths of suspected illegal miners

https://mins.news/en/item/65944

- CGTN, 2026-09-19 13:16 UTC
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> President Bola Tinubu has ordered the prosecution of officials found responsible for the deaths of at least 33 suspected illegal miners held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna, Niger State. The cause remains unconfirmed, with a disease outbreak or excessive heat among the possibilities, and the remains have been sent for examination.

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