00:00Police fired shots to disperse protesters in Mena, the capital of Mineno Ridge, Niger State in central Nigeria.
00:07The protest erupted following the death of at least 37 suspected illegal gold miners
00:13who were placed in custody by the parliamentary civil defense group in Nigeria's Niger State.
00:18It remains unclear whether police use anti-rout palace or live ammunition.
00:26We went for the funeral prayers of our friends that were killed there were some that weren't buried till this
00:33morning.
00:33Four of them, they were kept in our neighborhood.
00:36And on our way back from the funeral around Tunga Market, my friend was walking in front of me and
00:41I had gunshots.
00:42I quickly ducked and next thing I was unconscious, I was shot.
00:46My friend who was walking in front of me didn't know I was shot because I fell into the gutter.
00:51I had to drag myself out and get to where people were.
00:54They supported me and brought me to the hospital.
01:00Protesters blocked a main road and attacked a transport depot, a bank, political party offices and private businesses.
01:10Authorities have now imposed a desk to Don Confu to contain the unrest.
01:24What we want out of this menace is that first, you know, whoever was involved was cheated.
01:30Even if it wasn't our son, that was shot.
01:33The death of our boys affected us deeply.
01:36We felt cheated and they did more with this.
01:39Whoever was cheated and has been cheated, we want the government to get involved and investigate this
01:44and solve this problem between the youths and security forces because there are so many plans ahead.
01:50Please, the governor surely intervene.
01:53Niger State has in recent weeks seen a spate of kidnappings largely blamed on the bandits
01:58and lakurawa jihadists from the northwest who establish presses in the central state.
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