One group of 37 suspected illegal miners die for detention for Nigeria because of serious overcrowding, poor ventilation and neglect, according to one government investigation into dia deaths.

Di investigating committee wey dem set up after di deaths last month cause outrage for Nigeria, reject earlier claims by officials say outbreak of disease na im cause am, and call for compensation for victims and survivors plus overhaul of di agency involved.

Di deaths, wey include plenty teenagers wey dey work for artisanal gold mines, trigger protests for Nigeria, raise fresh concerns about conditions for detention facilities and how dem dey treat suspects wey dey wait trial.

Jonathan Kure, chairman of di committee, talk say di deaths "entirely preventable" and na result of serious overcrowding, deprivation of basic necessities and ignored warnings.

"Di tragedy show di consequences of systemic disregard for detention standards, supervisory responsibilities, and di welfare of persons in custody," Kure talk after his committee review evidence, including detention records, autopsies, hospital reports and communication logs.

NSCDC officials no respond immediately to request for comment.
Di evidence show say di victims die from asphyxia, one acute respiratory failure wey prolonged confinement for one seriously overcrowded, poorly ventilated cell cause, and heat stress and dehydration make am worse, Kure talk.

"Di evidence no support claims say di deaths result from disease outbreak," Kure talk.

Di Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), di paramilitary agency wey lock up di miners as part of efforts to regulate mining, initially suggest say di detainees fit don die from one disease wey dem no specify before later talk say dem never establish di cause.

Di panel recommend 30 million naira (about $22,500) compensation for each victim family and 10 million naira for each of di 41 survivors.

Di findings dey in line with testimonies from survivors wey tell Reuters say dozens of artisanal miners dey crammed into one small holding cell and dem repeatedly ignore dem after dem complain of overcrowding.

Di government don suspend senior NSCDC officials pending di investigation, but di panel call for sweeping overhaul of di agency leadership.