Federal committee to investigate deaths of 37 suspected miners
The Federal Government has set up an independent committee to investigate the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who were in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State. Officials have pledged that the inquiry will be conducted without concealing the circumstances surrounding the fatalities.
The Federal Government has inaugurated an independent committee to investigate the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State, Punch Nigeria reports. The committee’s creation follows the reported fatalities involving people suspected of illegal mining. The supplied material does not state when the deaths occurred, how the miners died, or how long they had been held by the NSCDC.
The government has said the inquiry will not involve a cover-up. That commitment places the circumstances of the deaths, and the conduct of officials responsible for those in custody, within the scope of public investigation. No findings have been released in the material provided.
The identities of the deceased, the number of officials involved, and any disciplinary or legal action are also not specified. The investigation is described as independent, but the supplied report does not identify its members, terms of reference or timetable. Its conclusions are therefore still pending.
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