Security forces opened fire in a city in central Nigeria on Friday as hundreds of people took ‌to the streets to protest against the deaths of 37 detainees in the custody of a paramilitary force, witnesses said. The victims were found dead on Thursday in the cells of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), which had raided suspected illegal gold mines and locked up ​dozens of miners in Minna, the capital of Niger State. The government has promised an investigation into the deaths and ​suspended some senior officials but anger over the incident led to clashes overnight and into ⁠Friday. A Reuters witness saw security forces fire live rounds as protesters – some armed with sticks, machetes and traditional hunting rifles – called ​for justice. Some protesters tried to set fire to government buildings in the Tunga neighbourhood. We are not thieves – we are simply ​seeking a way to make a living by mining,” Yusuf Auwal, a miner who joined the protesters, told Reuters.

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