Dozens of suspected illegal miners die in Nigerian custody
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Families gathered outside the hospital, where the bodies have been taken Thirty-seven people accused of illegal mining in north-central Nigeria have died in custody, official say.
家人聚集在尸体被运走的医院外 官员称，被指控在尼日利亚中北部非法采矿的 37 人已在拘留期间死亡。
Police have set up an investigation into the deaths, which the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) blamed on an apparent disease outbreak.
警方已对死亡事件展开调查，尼日利亚安全和民防部队（NSCDC）将死亡归咎于明显的疾病爆发。
However, an intelligence report shared with AFP news agency suggested the group had died because of overcrowding and poor ventilation inside the detention facility in Niger state.
然而，法新社分享的一份情报报告显示，这群人因尼日尔州拘留设施内过度拥挤和通风不良而死亡。
The deaths have sparked disturbances including attacks on public buildings, and a 24-hour curfew has been put in place in the state capital, Minna, as a result.
这些死亡事件引发了包括袭击公共建筑在内的骚乱，州首府明纳因此实施了24小时宵禁。
On Tuesday, a group of young men were arrested for suspected illegal mining near Borgu - a part of Niger state known for small-scale gold mining.
周二，一群年轻人因涉嫌在博尔古附近非法采矿而被捕。博尔古是尼日尔州的一部分，以小规模金矿开采而闻名。
Two days later, 37 people were found dead inside the detention centre run by the NSCDC - responsible for protecting critical infrastructure and tackling crimes including illegal mining.
两天后，37 人被发现死在 NSCDC 管理的拘留中心内。NSCDC 负责保护关键基础设施并打击包括非法采矿在内的犯罪活动。
NSCDC spokesperson Babawale Afolabi said more than 50 people had been arrested, and they had not been charged because profiling and documentation were still under way before the deaths.
NSCDC 发言人巴巴瓦勒·阿福拉比 (Babawale Afolabi) 表示，已有 50 多人被捕，但他们尚未受到指控，因为死亡前的分析和记录工作仍在进行中。
The father of one of those detained said relatives went to the NSCDC office seeking their release but were repeatedly told to return later.
其中一名被拘留者的父亲说，亲属前往国家疾病预防控制中心办公室寻求释放，但一再被告知稍后再回来。
"Unfortunately, the following day we got the news that our children had died," he added.
“不幸的是，第二天我们就收到了我们的孩子去世的消息，”他补充道。
Abdullahi Dalhatu told the BBC: "We believe they suffocated because there was no ventilation."
阿卜杜拉希·达尔哈图 (Abdullahi Dalhatu) 告诉 BBC：“我们相信他们是因为没有通风而窒息的。”
He said his son had survived because he was near a small window.
他说他的儿子幸存下来是因为他靠近一扇小窗户。
"His friend slumped and fainted, and many others also collapsed." The protesters targeted public transport buses His son described how detainees fainted in the heat of the overcrowded and poorly ventilated cell, his father said.
“他的朋友倒地昏倒了，其他许多人也倒下了。” 抗议者瞄准公共交通巴士 他的父亲说，他的儿子描述了被拘留者如何在过度拥挤且通风不良的牢房中因炎热而晕倒。
He said detainees repeatedly knocked on the door for help but nobody opened it.
他说，被拘留者多次敲门寻求帮助，但没有人打开。
The BBC has not independently verified his account.
BBC 尚未独立核实他的账户。
One father told Nigerian media that his son had appeared healthy when relatives took him food the day before his death and called for an independent post-mortem examination.
一位父亲告诉尼日利亚媒体，他儿子去世前一天，亲戚给他送食物，并要求进行独立尸检，当时他的儿子看上去很健康。
After news of the deaths spread, miners and relatives started attacking public buildings and buses, using stones and sticks before they were dispersed by police who fired tear gas, according to local residents.
据当地居民称，死亡消息传开后，矿工和亲属开始使用石块和棍棒袭击公共建筑和公共汽车，然后被发射催泪瓦斯的警察驱散。
Niger's police chief ordered an investigation into "the unfortunate death of suspected illegal miners while in the detention facility of the NSCDC", spokesman Wasiu Abiodun wrote in a statement.
发言人瓦西乌·阿比奥敦 (Wasiu Abiodun) 在一份声明中写道，尼日尔警察局长下令对“涉嫌非法采矿者在 NSCDC 拘留所不幸死亡”进行调查。
The victim's bodies have been taken to the general hospital in Minna for examination.
受害者的尸体已被送往明纳综合医院进行检查。
The NSCDC mining marshals unit has been cracking down on illegal mining recently The NSCDC had earlier said the detainees were possibly victims of a diphtheria outbreak.
NSCDC采矿执法部门最近一直在打击非法采矿 国家疾病预防控制中心早些时候表示，这些被拘留者可能是白喉疫情的受害者。
But the agency's national headquarters later said the cause was yet to be established.
但该机构的国家总部后来表示，原因尚未确定。
One relative, whose 17-year-old brother was among those who died, questioned how a disease could have killed so many detainees without apparently affecting their guards.
一名亲戚（其 17 岁的兄弟也在死者之列）质疑，一种疾病怎么会杀死这么多被拘留者，而看守却没有受到明显影响。
It is not clear yet whether any of the suspects had been charged. Nigeria's constitution requires anyone detained on suspicion of a criminal offence to be brought before a court within a "reasonable time" - generally within a day where a court is available within 40km (25 miles), or two days in other cases, unless a longer period is considered reasonable.
目前尚不清楚是否有嫌疑人受到指控。 尼日利亚宪法要求任何因涉嫌刑事犯罪而被拘留的人必须在“合理的时间内”被带上法庭——如果40公里（25英里）范围内有法庭，则通常在一天之内，或者在其他情况下两天内，除非认为更长的时间是合理的。
State Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago called the deaths "sad and tragic" during a press conference on Thursday.
该州州长穆罕默德·乌马鲁·巴戈在周四的新闻发布会上称死亡事件“令人悲伤和悲惨”。
An NSCDC commander has been detained following the deaths, Bago added.
巴戈补充说，死亡事件发生后，一名 NSCDC 指挥官已被拘留。
He declared three days of mourning and postponed the start of campaigning for elections scheduled for January.
他宣布哀悼三天，并推迟了原定于一月举行的选举竞选活动的开始。
The scramble for gold reserves dug up in illegal mines in Niger state has been blamed for fuelling criminal gang violence, according to officials and experts.
官员和专家表示，对尼日尔州非法矿井中开采的黄金储备的争夺被指责助长了犯罪团伙的暴力行为。
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瑞士援助署 2024 年的一份报告发现，该地区的大部分黄金都是通过全球供应链贩运的。 “这是我们的公司”：尼日利亚人在疯狂购买股票后炫耀石油财富 文件显示，尽管有污染证据，壳牌多年来仍通过尼日利亚管道泵送石油 “如果你开始逃跑，他们就会开枪射杀你”——尼日利亚日益严重的绑架危机 请访问 BBCAfrica.com，了解来自非洲大陆的更多外部新闻。
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