Bago vows probe into deaths of 37 in NSCDC custody, says findings will be made public

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, has vowed that the authorities authorities volition thoroughly analyse the deaths of 37 persons successful the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, successful Minna.

Bago said the probe would found the existent origin of the deaths and find the circumstances surrounding the detention of the victims.

The politician spoke connected Sunday astatine a three-day Fida’a supplication held astatine Tunga Central Mosque, Minna, for the deceased.

He assured the families of the victims that the findings of the probe would beryllium made public.

“Government is doing everything imaginable to get to the crux of this matter. When that is done, it volition beryllium made precise public. We are not going to instrumentality thing for granted.

“We are going to probe profoundly truthful that we tin get the existent causes of these deaths,” helium said.

Bago disclosed that preliminary accusation showed that immoderate persons were already being held astatine the detention installation earlier the recently arrested suspected amerciable miners were brought in.

He said the probe would found who was detained earlier the miners arrived, who was brought successful subsequently, arsenic good arsenic the identities and ages of each those who died.

The politician specifically referred to an Igbo antheral wh...