00:00Khan finally returns to Mina, the capital of Niger, following Friday's protests over the death of several miners who were
00:08held by the Civil Defense Force.
00:12On Friday, hundreds of protesters clash with the police, whom they accuse of arbitrarily arresting the miners, leading to their
00:21deaths.
00:25It affected us in a very way.
00:28Because yesterday, businesses were closed, people's lives were taken, some people's legs were damaged, souls were taken away yesterday.
00:36After all, there is a friend of mine who is still feeling pain in his eyes from the exposure to
00:41several tear gas shot yesterday.
00:43There was a lot of tear gas all over the environment yesterday, so it really affected us.
00:51Meanwhile, Nigeria's president has appointed a 10-member independent panel to investigate the deaths.
00:57Tinubu, on Friday, ordered an urgent, full and transparent investigation over Thursday's deaths.
01:04Twenty officers and guards who were involved in the arrest and detention of the miners have also been suspended.
01:11The boss was suspended on Friday.
01:14The deaths caused an uproar among the public, leading to massive protests in Mina, the capital of Niger state.
01:20When the youths were all running back from the Civil Defense Office, they just started throwing stones around inside the
01:27bus car park.
01:28I shouted, what is happening?
01:30They started throwing stones at us.
01:32Stones were coming from everywhere.
01:34Stones were thrown from all corners.
01:36They said, it is a government park.
01:39Let's retaliate from here.
01:41They were speaking from the other side of the gate.
01:43We started pleading with them, please, we feel really sorry for what happened to you, but why are you attacking
01:49us?
01:51Niger state, more than twice the size of Belgium, is rich in mineral and attract thousands of artisanal miners, most
01:57of them lured by the hope of striking gold.
02:01We'll be right back to you, please.
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