{
  "id": 16930505,
  "title": "Niger miners’ deaths: Declare state of emergency on detention facilities – Akinlosotu tells Tinubu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/niger-miners-deaths-declare-state-of-emergency-on-detention",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T16:28:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/28/niger-miners-deaths-declare-national-emergency-on-detention-facilities-nationwide-akinlosotu-tells-tinubu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Civil society advocate and public affairs analyst, Blessing Akinlosotu, has urged President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on detention and correctional facilities across Nigeria following the deaths of 37 alleged illegal miners in custody in Niger State. This came after a committee report revealed that the miners died from suffocation in poor conditions. Akinlosotu, Director of the National Civil Society Council of Nigeria, highlighted the deplorable and unhealthy state of the detention facility in Minna as severely overcrowded and unfit for human habitation. He called for the full implementation of the committee's recommendations and punishment for those found responsible. Akinlosotu believes this tragedy is a result of systemic underfunding and an overwhelmed National Security and Civil Defence Corps, suggesting a state of emergency for detention facilities in Nigeria.",
  "summary": "A public affairs analyst and civil society advocate, Blessing Akinlosotu, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to declare a state of emergency on detention and correctional facilities nationwide. The call followed the deaths of 37 alleged illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger State. Akinlosotu made […] Niger miners’ deaths: Declare state…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}