Federal Government investigative panel don confam say 37 suspected illegal miners die from suffocation inside custody of di Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) for Minna, Niger State.
Chairman of di 10-member committee, Jonathan Kure, disclose di finding on Tuesday when e present di panel report to di Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, for Abuja. Asphyxiation na when di body no dey get enough oxygen, and e fit lead to loss of consciousness, organ damage or death. TVC News report di presentation.
Kure talk say di panel visit Minna to inspect di custody facility, conduct autopsies and collect statements from NSCDC personnel, survivors, relatives of di dead and other witnesses. Di committee also gather documentary and forensic evidence as part of di work.
According to am, preliminary findings show institutional gaps and overzealousness by some officers, and e point to di need for more professionalism when dem dey handle sensitive cases.
Di Federal Government set up di committee on September 19 after President Bola Tinubu direct say make dem carry out one ‘full and transparent’ investigation into di deaths.
Di deaths happen after NSCDC arrest suspected illegal miners during operations wey dem conduct on September 15 and 16 around Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi Estate in Minna.
Premium Times report say di suspended NSCDC commandant don apologise to di families of di miners wey die.
For anoda development within di same period, Punch Newspapers and LEADERSHIP Newspapers report say di Federal Government promote 27,624 personnel of di NSCDC, NIS, FFS and NCoS. Di board wey handle di exercise, CDCFIB, also resolve 228 disciplinary cases.
New Telegraph report say di Kwara State Command of di NSCDC arrest two men over allegation say dem dey operate one unlicensed private security outfit wey dem call Double Razzor for di state.
