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Identifier |
IBD035495 |
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Title |
Illegal Miners vs NSCDC Officer, Niger |
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Description |
Illegal miners killed an NSCDC Mining Marshal, ASC II Aminu Eshin, during an enforcement operation. It was reported that the officers seized some mining materials from the artisanal miners and the miners blocked the road to stop them from taking the sand away, leading to a violent confrontation. |
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Start date |
2026-07-23 |
|
End date |
2026-07-23 |
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Duration |
1 Day(s) |
|
Place |
Korokpa |
|
Number of death(s) |
1 |
|
Number of death(s) according to police |
NaN |
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Number of death(s) according to press |
1 |
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Protagonists |
other governmental security forces, armed gangs |
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Causes of violence |
crime |
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Sources of information |
Leadership
(1 )
, Daily Trust
(1 )
|
|
LGA |
Paikoro |
