{"id":380118,"date":"2026-09-18T22:01:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T21:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nigeria-investigates-the-death-of-37-suspected-illegal-miners-in-custody-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T22:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T21:01:02","slug":"nigeria-investigates-the-death-of-37-suspected-illegal-miners-in-custody-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/nigeria-investigates-the-death-of-37-suspected-illegal-miners-in-custody-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria investigates the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/aOBDDgdBsYM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Nigeria investigates the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aOBDDgdBsYM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Protests have broken out in Nigeria after 37 suspected illegal miners died in custody. Police say the detainees were arrested during operations in Niger State earlier in the week and died following a suspected disease outbreak. But survivors and media reports say overcrowding and poor ventilation may have contributed to the deaths. We speak to DW correspondent Uwaisu Idris, who visited the scene of the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Protests erupt after 37 miners die in custody<br \/>\n01:10 Overcrowding and poor ventilation cited as possible factors<br \/>\n01:58 DW&#8217;s Uwaisu Idris reports on the situation<br \/>\n02:35 Authorities struggle to restore law and order<br \/>\n03:17 Detainees reportedly suffered from lack of air and dehydration <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Protests have broken out in Nigeria after 37 suspected illegal miners died in custody. 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