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無許可の金鉱山摘発後、ナイジェリアの鉱山労働者37人が拘束中に死亡
違法な金採掘の疑いで拘束されていた男性37人が、ナイジェリアのニジェール州の留置施設で死亡し、抗議活動と大統領による緊急調査命令につながった。
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ミンナ(ナイジェリア)— 当局と生存者の証言によると、ナイジェリアのニジェール州で無許可の金採掘現場への摘発中に逮捕された男性37人が、2026年9月18日に拘束中に死亡した。男性らは9月15日から16日にかけて拘束され、その後留置施設の房内で遺体となって発見された。
ナイジェリア治安民間防衛隊(NSCDC)は当初、死因を感染症の疑いとしていた。しかし生存者の証言と情報機関の報告は、房内の過密状態、猛烈な暑さ、換気不良に加え、身元不明の物質が死因である可能性を示している。
ボラ・ティヌブ大統領は、この死亡事件について徹底的かつ緊急、透明性のある調査を命じ、州の民間防衛隊司令官は調査結果が出るまで停職処分となった。この事件はニジェール州都ミンナで抗議活動を引き起こし、警察は説明責任を求めるデモ隊を解散させるために発砲した。
Key facts
- 37 men died in custody in a Niger state jail cell on September 18, 2026.
- They were arrested September 15-16 during raids on unlicensed gold mining sites.
- The NSCDC initially blamed a suspected disease; survivors and an intelligence report point to overcrowding, heat and poor ventilation.
- President Bola Tinubu ordered an urgent, transparent investigation.
- Protests erupted in Minna, and police fired shots to disperse demonstrators.
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