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What killed 37 miners in NSCDC custody ―Committee submits report

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Nigerian government’s Independent Investigative Committee looking into what led to the deaths of detainees in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State has found that 37 persons, including 14 minors, died from asphyxiation caused by overcrowding, poor ventilation, heat stress and dehydration. The committee chairman and former Deputy Director-General […]

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Names of alleged 37 illegal miners who died in NSCDC custody (Full list)

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Names of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, Nigeria have been made public. The situation arises as the NSCDC arrested 24 of its officers, including the Niger State Commandant, Commandant Subaru Siyaka Aniviye, over the deaths. The affected officers […]

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Court Orders British Govt to pay £420m to 21 Coal Miners killed in Enugu by Colonial Masters

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Justice Anthony Onovo of the Enugu High Court, on Thursday, ordered the British Government to pay £20 million each to the families of the 21 coal miners killed in Enugu State in 1949 by the Colonial masters. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the massacre took place at the Iva Valley Coal Mine […]

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