Nigerian civil defence detains 24 personnel after 37 deaths
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Post
The NSCDC, Nigeria’s civil defence corps, has detained 24 of its personnel after the deaths of 37 illegal miners in Niger State. They include Niger State Commandant Subaru Siyaka Aniviye, who was presented with 23 other personnel at its Abuja headquarters, according to the corps.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria’s civil defence and security agency, has detained 24 of its personnel after the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in Niger State. The group includes the suspended Niger State Commandant, Subaru Siyaka Aniviye, and 23 other personnel, according to NSCDC spokesperson Babawale Afolabi.
The number of personnel under investigation rose from 21 to 24 after three more people were identified and suspended. All the personnel concerned, from the Niger State Command, have been held under protection at NSCDC headquarters in Abuja since 17 September. A Nigerian commission is investigating the 37 deaths in detention.
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