NCSCN Calls for NSCDC Officer Prosecution Over Miner Deaths
The National Civil Society Council of Nigeria (NCSCN) has called for the prosecution and dismissal of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officers implicated in the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners at a detention facility in Minna, Niger State. This demand was made by the Executive Director of NCSCN, Amb. Blessing Akinlosotu, during a press conference in Abuja following an independent committee's investigation into the incident.
Akinlosotu described the detention facility as overcrowded and unfit for human habitation, contributing to the suffocation of detainees. He praised the committee, chaired by Jonathan Kure, for its work and noted the suspension of 21 NSCDC officers.
The NCSCN also urged President Bola Tinubu to approve a special intervention fund to improve detention facilities and called for an end to unjust detentions. Akinlosotu defended NSCDC Commandant-General Ahmed Abubakar Audi, stating the report did not implicate him, as the operations were conducted without national headquarters' approval.
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