Nigerian panel: 37 miners died of asphyxiation in custody; recommends compensation, dismissals

A federal investigation panel concluded that 37 detained miners, including 14 minors, died of asphyxiation while in Nigerian security custody, calling the deaths preventable. The panel recommended $1 million in compensation and dismissal of involved officers. This marks a formal state acknowledgment of custodial deaths, potentially escalating domestic accountability pressures.

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