Nigeria, Oct. 31 -- About 50 men and boys were confined in a cell measuring roughly 12 square metres at the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. Thirty-three of the detainees died in custody between 16 and 17 September 2026, a federal investigation has found.

PREMIUM TIMES reported earlier on Friday that the committee found that 14 of the 33 deceased persons were minors. They also included persons displaced from their communities by bandits.

The cell had a solid metal door, poor ventilation, no running water and no functioning toilet. Food and drinking water were either unavailable or grossly inadequate, according to the investigation committee.

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