33 arrested illegal miners die in NSCDC custody

At slightest 33 suspected amerciable miners arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, successful Niger State person allegedly died pursuing a suspected illness outbreak.

The NSCDC Niger State Commandant, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, disclosed this successful a connection issued on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

It was gathered the deceased were among suspected amerciable miners arrested during an cognition conducted by the NSCDC successful the state.

The NSCDC Niger State commandant said scores of suspected amerciable miners arrested during an cognition connected September 15 and 16 astatine M.I. Wushishi/Lukoto colony by the bid person died owed to suspected illness outbreak.

Aniyiye said the cognition was carried retired arsenic portion of the command’s renewed efforts to escaped the authorities of amerciable mining activities and resulted successful the apprehension of scores of suspected amerciable miners and betterment of assorted exhibits.

However, the commandant stated that successful the aboriginal hours of September 17, scores of the detained suspects were recovered dead.

The NSCDC said the corpses of the deceased had been deposited astatine the General Hospital, Minna, for further aesculapian introspection to found the existent origin of death.

The bid explained that it is moving successful synergy with sister information agencies to negociate the concern and appealed to members o...