33 miners thrown into a cell in Nigeria suffocated to death

During the operation carried out in Nigeria last month, the lifeless bodies of 33 miners, 14 of whom were children, were arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal gold mining and thrown into a cell in Minna, the capital of Niger state, and were later found dead in the same cell.

During the investigation into the incident, survivors said that they were put in a cell with inadequate ventilation, while some of them said that a substance that burned their throats and noses was sprayed into the cell before the door was closed on them.

THE GUARDS DID NOT HEED THE SCREAMS FOR HELP

Again, according to the information provided by these people, the guards did not provide any assistance to the prisoners who were screaming for help by banging on the doors from inside.

Jonathan Kure, head of the investigation team that submitted the report to the government, stated that, according to medical and forensic evidence, these deaths occurred because they were kept in an overcrowded and inadequately ventilated detention cell for a long time, and that the extreme heat inside and the aggravated airlessness due to dehydration caused acute respiratory failure.

"The committee concluded that these conditions amounted to cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment," Kure said. he said.