miners
Miners’ deaths: Panel finds ‘elements of institutional gaps, overzealousness’
…Seeks 2-week extension, cites pending forensic, pathology reports By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja The independent ministerial committee investigating the recent deaths of 37 persons in the custody of the Nigerian Security
Five miners killed in fresh Plateau attack
By Golok Nanmwa, Jos Five miners were killed and two others injured when gunmen ambushed them at about 1 p.m. on Saturday while they were mining at Marit village in
7 killed in Plateau as gunmen ambush vigilantes; miners die in pit collapse
By Golok Nanmwa No fewer than seven persons have been killed in separate incidents in Plateau State as gunmen ambushed three Mwaghavul vigilantes in Mangu Local Government Area while four
Full List: Names of 37 miners who died in NSCDC custody
Names of the 37 suspected illegal miners, who died in the custody of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger State, have been released. Meanwhile, NSCDC has arrested
Full List: 20 NSCDC officers suspended over 37 miners’ death; probe panel members
The Federal Government has suspended officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC, over the death of 37 miners in its holding cell. The incident occurred on Thursday,
37 Niger Miners Tragedy: Blood, ‘foam’ in their mouths, burns on body – Governor
By Evelyn Usman Niger State governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has cautioned against drawing conclusions on the cause of the deaths of 37 miners, adding that there was blood, “foam’ (froth)
‘Crime against humanity’ — Adeyanju condemns deaths of 37 alleged miners
Human rights lawyer and activist Deji Adeyanju has condemned the deaths of 37 suspected miners, including alleged minors, in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)
Lalong condemns killing of miners in Jos South
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State Simon Lalong of Plateau has condemned the killing of eight miners in an attack at a mining site in Kuru, Jos South Local Government
