Gov Bago meets Niger MAN, NUMW over death of 37 miners
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has met with members of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Niger State Chapter, and the Nigeria Union of Mine Workers (NUMW), Niger State Chapter, to commiserate with them over the deaths of 37 artisanal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna. The...
Minna Miners’ Deaths: Police Secure Scene of Incident
The Niger State Police Command has secured and cordoned off the scene where a number of artisanal miners died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, as it commenced a full investigation into the incident. The action followed a directive by the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, for the circumstances...
Mining Host Communities Question NSCDC’s Initial Disease-Outbreak Claim Over Deaths of 37 Detainees in Niger
The Federation of Nigerian Mining Host Communities (FNMHC) has expressed concern over the initial attribution by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) of the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in its custody in Minna, Niger State, to a suspected disease outbreak before any investigation had established the cause of death. The federation said the development raised serious...
Babangida Denies Ownership Of Niger Mine Where 37 Died, Threatens Legal Action
*General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Retd). Former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (Retd.), GCFR, has denied ownership of a gold mining site in Niger State linked to the death of 37 persons in NSCDC custody. In an official press statement from his media office on Saturday, September19, 2026, Babangida described reports alleging that the mining site belongs to him as “completely...
Miners Association of Nigeria demands full account of Niger detainees death, calls for safer enforcement
The Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) has commiserated with the families of artisanal miners detainees who recently died in custody in Niger State, even as it called on the federal government to ensure a full and thorough investigation of the incident. MAN, which said was shaken by the news of the deaths, said there is need for transparency...
FG constitutes independent committee on deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody, releases full list of suspended officers
*Hon Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo,Minister of Interior. The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has constituted a ten-member independent committee to investigate the reported deaths of 37 people held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, on suspicion of illegal mining. The action follows a directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, for a comprehensive, transparent and unhindered...
Interior Minister Leads FG Delegation to Niger Over Deaths of Detained Suspected Illegal Miners
A high-powered Federal Government delegation on Friday visited Minna, Niger State, to commiserate with the state government and families of suspected illegal miners who died while in custody following their arrest during a recent anti-illegal mining operation.The delegation, led by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, included the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps...
Alake Deploys Team to Probe Deaths of Detained Suspected Illegal Miners in Niger
*Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Dele Alake. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has deployed a high-powered team of officials to Niger State to investigate the deaths of detained persons in Minna, who were reportedly arrested on suspicion of illegal mining.Alake, in a statement on Fridayreacting to the incident, expressed shock and deep sorrow over the loss...
Tinubu orders investigation into deaths of suspected illegal miners detained by NSCDC
*President Bola Tinubu. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday ordered a full and transparent investigation into the deaths of suspected illegal miners detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following enforcement operations around Lt.Gen. Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi Estate in Minna, Niger State.President Tinubu said the life of every Nigerian matters and that no citizen should lose his...
FG suspends Niger NSCDC commandant as probe opens into death of 37 miners
The Federal Government has suspended the Niger State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the agency’s custody. Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo ordered the immediate suspension on Friday, while directing a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the deaths. Aniviye is to remain suspended pending...
