Full List: FG Suspends 20 NSCDC Officers In Connection With Miners' Death, Constitutes Committee For Investigation
The panel will examine overcrowding, poor ventilation and possible negligence, while 20 officers have been suspended and investigators have two weeks to report.
- On Thursday, 37 suspected illegal miners died while in custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State. Officials initially attributed the deaths to disease.
- Survivors reported 66 people were packed into a single cell with barely any ventilation, food, or water. Detainee Dauda Shehu said those who died had "tried desperately to tell officials that they couldn't breathe."
- Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo suspended 20 officers on Saturday, including NSCDC Commandant Suberu Aniviye. The federal government formed a 10-member independent committee to determine "responsibility, complicity, negligence, and misconduct."
- Hundreds of people protested Friday in Minna, with rioters setting property ablaze. President Bola Tinubu condemned the deaths and ordered a "full and transparent investigation" to address public anger.
- Governor Mohammed Bago suspended mining activities across Niger State pending investigation results. Amnesty International Nigeria director Isa Sanusi stated the tragedy "could have been avoided" and called for justice for victims' families.
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FG launches probe into 37 deaths in NSCDC custody, suspends 21
Following the deaths of 37 individuals held in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Niger State Command, on suspicion of illegal mining, the federal government has constituted a ten-member committee to investigate the incident. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed the move on Saturday, following a directive by President Bola […] FG launches probe into 37 deaths in NSCDC custody, suspends 21
FG suspends Niger State NSCDC Commandant 20, others over miners death
The federal government has announced the suspension of 20 officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), over the... read more FG suspends Niger State NSCDC Commandant 20, others over miners death
Protests erupt in Nigeria after 37 miners die in police custody
KANO, Nigeria — Thirty-seven people working in an illegal mine in Nigeria died in the authorities’ custody days after being detained, officials said, igniting angry protests Friday as survivors described being packed in an overcrowded cell with little air.
Full List: FG Suspends 20 NSCDC Officers In Connection With Miners' Death, Constitutes Committee For Investigation
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Saturday, directed the suspension of 20 officers in connection with the reported deaths of 37 people in Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) custody in Niger State, pending the conclusion of investigation.
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