37 Deaths, Repeated Arrests: Inside Niger’s Unending Mining Crisis
A 10-member panel will examine cell conditions and medical care after officials arrested 24 NSCDC officers and suspended a commander.
- Tragically, 37 illegal miners died in a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps cell in Niger State within 48 hours of arrest, though officials initially claimed they died from an unknown disease.
- Security forces apprehended 65 miners on September 15 and 16 during raids on two illegal mining sites, detaining them in a tiny unventilated room where survivors allege a toxic substance was spread.
- President Bola Tinubu empanelled a 10-member investigative body to examine cell conditions and medical care, while authorities suspended NSCDC Commander Suberu Aniviye and detained 24 officials in Abuja.
- All suspects retain the right to life under Section 33 of the Constitution, and PREMIUM TIMES calls for identifying owners of the two mining sites to deter future disasters.
- Minister of Solid Minerals Dele Alake must formalize the sector as a revenue earner, as illegal cartels continue extracting gold and lithium; unless rogue mining elements are unmasked, reform efforts will remain futile.
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37 deaths, repeated arrests: Inside Niger’s unending mining crisis
Days after 37 alleged illegal miners died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, mining activities have resumed in full swing across several locations in Niger State. The death of the 37 detainees on September 17 followed NSCDC operations in the M.I. Wushishi and Lukoto areas on September 15 and […] 37 deaths, repeated arrests: Inside Niger’s unending mining crisis
37 deaths, repeated arrests: Inside Niger’s unending mining crisis - NewsTmes.com.ng
Days after 37 alleged illegal miners died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, mining activities have resumed in full swing across several locations in Niger State. The death of the 37 detainees on September 17 followed NSCDC operations in the M.I. Wushishi and Lukoto areas on September 15 and …
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