Niger Miners’ Deaths: FG Inaugurates 10-Man Independent Investigative Committee
The federal government says forensic examinations are underway as a 10-member committee investigates the deaths and suspended 20 more NSCDC personnel.
- On Thursday, 37 suspected illegal miners died in custody at the NSCDC Niger State Command, prompting the Federal Government to inaugurate a 10-man independent investigative committee in Abuja to determine the causes.
- Survivor Dauda Shehu, a 29-year-old miner, alleged detainees faced unbearable conditions while in detention, claiming officials ignored pleas for help as detainees grew ill and fainted in the cell.
- Following the deaths, the head of the security agency in Niger State was suspended on Friday, while Niger State Gov. Mohammed Umaru Bago announced the suspension of 20 additional NSCDC personnel on Saturday.
- Retired Deputy Director-General Jonathan Kure chairs the investigative panel, with former Director-General Prof Isa Hayatu Chiroma of the Nigerian Law School serving as secretary; the committee has two weeks to deliver its report.
- Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo pledged to ensure justice for the deceased while thanking President Tinubu for ordering the investigation, as illegal mining remains a major challenge across Nigeria's north-central and northwest regions.
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FULL LIST: Names of 37 ‘illegal miners’ who died in NSCDC custody in Niger
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FG inaugurates 10-man panel on Niger NSCDC deaths
…Govt institutions must not be places of death, FG declares …Warns against evidence tampering, says no officer will be shielded By Omeiza Ajayi ABUJA — The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated a 10-member Independent Investigative Committee to probe the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC. Inaugurating the panel in Abuja, the Minister of Inter…
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.
Uncover truth, ensure justice, Tunji-Ojo tells committee probing Niger miners' death
Tunji-Ojo further charged the committee to ascertain the time and place of death, determine responsibility and examine all available evidence to establish the authenticity of reported details.
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