Atiku gives ₦20m to families of miners who died in custody
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has donated ₦20m to the families of 37 artisanal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Minna, Niger State, Punch Nigeria reports. The supplied material does not detail the circumstances of the deaths or the distribution of the donation.
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has donated ₦20m to the families of 37 artisanal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Punch Nigeria reports. The miners died in Minna, Niger State, according to the supplied source material. Atiku’s donation is intended for their families, although the information provided does not explain how the money will be distributed or whether the families received it directly.
The report summary does not give details of when the deaths occurred, why the miners were in NSCDC custody or the official account of what happened. It also does not include a response from the NSCDC, the Niger State authorities or relatives of the deceased. The donation follows the deaths of 37 artisanal miners in custody and provides financial assistance to their families.
No further information about any investigation, legal proceedings or other support measures is contained in the supplied material.
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