37 Suspected Miners Die in Nigeria Security Custody

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover 37 Suspected Miners Die in Nigeria Security Custody?

Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 63% are rated left, 24% are rated centre, 13% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 40. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is 37 Suspected Miners Die in Nigeria Security Custody left or right?

Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.

Is the coverage of 37 Suspected Miners Die in Nigeria Security Custody biased?

37 Suspected Miners Die in Nigeria Security Custody is one event reported by 40 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting 37 Suspected Miners Die in Nigeria Security Custody?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered 37 Suspected Miners Die in Nigeria Security Custody?

40 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

How many suspected miners died in custody?

Thirty-seven suspected illegal miners died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna, Niger State. The incident followed arrests made during operations on September 15 and 16.

What action has the Federal Government taken?

The Federal Government has suspended the Niger State NSCDC commandant, Suberu Aniviye, and established a 10-member independent committee to investigate the deaths. Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has warned against tampering with evidence.

Who is compiling a list of the deceased?

The International Human Rights Commission has compiled a list of the 37 deceased individuals. They obtained an initial list from the General Hospital, Minna, and added names provided by relatives, intending to use it for compensation facilitation.