Nigeria: Armed security deployed in Minna after deaths of miners
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Source: AfricaNews
Published: 2026-09-19 04:42 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Africa, Military & Defence, Commodities, War & Conflict
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Armed security personnel have been deployed in the Nigerian city of Minna, where demonstrators have been taking to the streets, a day after dozens suspected illegal gold miners died while in the custody of a paramilitary civil defence group.
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