Niger State imposes 24-hour curfew after suspects die in NSCDC custody
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 (NSCDC). The curfew takes effect immediately after Juma’at prayers on Friday, ...
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