Geopolitics
A Tragedy in Custody: The 33 Deaths in Minna and the Heavy Price of Sovereignty in the Global South
Thirty-three people detained during a crackdown on suspected illegal gold mining in Nigeria have been found dead while in the custody of a paramilitary agency, sparking protests in Minna. This tragic event is a stark and heartbreaking example of the systemic failures and human cost that plague resource-rich nations of the Global South, too often left to grapple with the brutal legacy of colonial extraction and contemporary, neo-colonial indifference.
