Surviving Nigerian Miners Recount Ordeal in Detention After 37 Deaths

Surviving Nigerian miners recount ordeal in detention after 37 deaths

37 individuals, suspected of working as illegal miners, died in custody in Nigeria in recent days, prompting the government to name a committee to investigate the situation. The survivors recount their harrowing ordeal in detention.

Families of suspected illegal miners who died in Nigerian detention ...

Families demand justice after deaths of 37 miners in detention

Families of some of the people who died in a Nigerian paramilitary civil defence force holding cell, on Saturday demanded justice as the government appointed an independent panel to probe the deaths.

Miners’ Union Demands Expansion Of Panel Probing Deaths Of 37 Miners - NewsTmes.com.ng

The Nigeria Union of Mine Workers (NUMW) has demanded the immediate expansion of the independent investigative committee constituted to probe the death of 37 artisanal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. NUMW, while commending the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for constituting the 10-member committee, …

Miners’ Union Demands Expansion Of Panel Probing Deaths Of 37 Miners

The Nigeria Union of Mine Workers (NUMW) has demanded the immediate expansion of the independent investigative committee constituted to probe the death of 37 artisanal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. NUMW, while commending the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for constituting the 10-member committee, […]

NLC Demands Independent Probe Into Deaths of 37 Persons..

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for a comprehensive and independent investigation into the deaths of 37 persons who reportedly died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. NLC President Mr Joe Ajaero made the call in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, demanding […] The post NLC Demands Independent Probe Into Deaths of 37 Persons in NSCDC Custody appeared first on Freedom Onlin…