Niger miners’ deaths: Rights group flays forceful quelling of protesters

A non-profit organisation, Global Rights, has raised concerns over the development in Minna, Niger State, condemning the use of live ammunition to disperse protesters.
DAILY POST reports that emerging videos from Minna, the Niger State capital, show security operatives firing shots to disperse protesters.
The state was thrown into chaos after 37 alleged illegal miners died at a detention facility of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), a development that prompted massive protests in the state.
In a statement issued on Friday, Global Rights condemned the reported use of live ammunition by security forces during the ensuing protests.
The statement, posted on the off...