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Officials of the Ministry of Minerals Resources reportedly escaped mob action as over 300 irate women and youths of Tutungo community in Paikoro LGA of Niger State gathered to attack them during a fact-finding visit in the area. The officials were investigating the cause of the death of two brothers at a mining site. The development followed alleged extortion of N25, 000 by officials of the National Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, from members of the community. It was gathered the incident occurred last Thursday , where the two deceased brothers Zubairu and Sadiq Ibrahim, aged between…

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