Survivors recount panic and struggle to breathe in Nigerian prison cell where 37 died

Many people in Nigeria feel sad and angry. In a prison cell, 37 people die. These people are suspected illegal goldminers. Many of them are children. They are in a cell with a group called NSCDC. People say it is hard to breathe inside the cell.

The NSCDC group finds these miners in illegal goldmines. They take them to the city of Minna. They lock them up in cells. The state of Niger has a lot of minerals, like gold. So, some people dig for gold without permission.

After the deaths, people are very upset. They protest in the city of Minna. The police use teargas to stop the protests. The city also sets a rule: people must stay home at night. This rule is called a curfew. Everyone wants to know why these people died.