Investigation sought after 37 miners die in detention in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
The president of the national artisanal mining cooperatives organisation has called for an investigation into the deaths of 37 miners in a cell belonging to Nigeria’s civil defence corps. He wants the circumstances of the deaths established, according to information published by Nigerian daily Punch.
Thirty-seven miners died while being held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State, Nigeria. Abdullahi Dantasidi, national president of the National Artisanal and Small Scale Mining Cooperative Society, called for a thorough investigation into the circumstances of their deaths, according to remarks reported during an interview with journalists in Keffi, Nasarawa State.
Abdullahi Dantasidi called on the Nigerian government to strengthen measures to protect miners’ safety, welfare and interests. He also highlighted their contribution to the development of the country’s mining sector.
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