At least 37 suspects arrested for alleged illegal mining have been found dead in Nigerian security custody. Officials claim a suspected disease outbreak is to blame. However, a survivor, Dauda Shehu, told The Associated Press that 65 detainees were packed into a poorly ventilated cell, suggesting suffocation. Niger State Gov. Farmer Mohammed Umaru Bago announced three days of mourning. The detainees had been in custody since Tuesday and Wednesday. The head of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps said the bodies have been sent for further medical examination. Police have launched an investigation and urged relatives to come forward with information.
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A local official and activists say that a gold mine collapse in Sudan has killed at least 82 people. Survivors said Wednesday that the tragedy happened at the al-Zara gold mine in the town of Nuhud in West Kordofan province. The area is controlled by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Survivors said many people remain missing following the collapse on Tuesday. One local official said that the search is complicated by a lack of equipment. The death toll is expected to rise as the search continues for those unaccounted for.
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BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Hopes of finding survivors at a collapsed gold mine in Central African Republic were fading Thursday, …