NSCDC Commandant Details Deaths of 37 Miners in Custody
Siaka Zubeiru Anirive, the suspended commandant of the NSCDC, provided testimony regarding the deaths of 37 miners in custody during a hearing by the Justice Mohammed Mohammed-led Judicial Commission of Inquiry in Niger State. The operation that led to their arrest was initiated following complaints from residents of the M.
I. Wushishi Estate about illegal mining activities disturbing their community. On September 15, Zubeiru visited the mining site and ordered the arrest of the miners.
He later discovered their deaths in custody and informed the governor, who directed that the bodies be taken to the mortuary. Nurse Maryam Etang, part of the medical unit, noted that she had checked on the miners prior to their deaths and observed one miner coughing.
The commission was informed that there was a plan to arraign the miners in court on September 17, the day after their deaths.
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