### [2026-09-18](/feed/2026/09/18/index.md)

##### Minna
# Protests erupt in Minna, Niger State, Nigeria, after 37 miners died yesterday in custody of the Security and Civil Defence Corps following raids on suspected illegal mines. Niger state governor Mohammed Umar Bago imposes a curfew. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/nigeria-forces-open-fire-protest-over-deaths-detainees-witnesses-say-2026-09-18/)

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