Federal panel reportedly finds 37 suspected illegal miners died of suffocation in NSCDC custody

A federal committee has reportedly concluded that 37 suspected illegal miners died of suffocation while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps. The findings are said to have been submitted to the government.
- The deaths had drawn public outrage and calls for an inquiry.
- The NSCDC had not commented on the committee's conclusion at the time of reporting.