Nigeria: Niger Govt Cancels APC Rally, Suspends NSCDC Commandant Over Deaths of Detained Illegal Mining Suspects

Global - Africa • September 18, 2026 •

[Premium Times] The Niger State Government has cancelled an All Progressives Congress (APC) rally scheduled for Saturday in Minna, following the deaths of about 37 persons detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

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