EXCLUSIVE: How NSCDC Mining Marshals were sidelined in operation that left 37 dead

Fresh questions are emerging implicit the concatenation of bid down the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, cognition successful Niger State that ended with the deaths of 37 detainees, pursuing revelations that the Corps’ specialised Mining Marshals were allegedly excluded from the September 15 and 16 raids.

Sources wrong the Niger State Command told DAILY POST that the cognition astir the M.I. Wushishi and Lukoto areas was mostly carried retired by regular NSCDC personnel, contempt the beingness of a specialised portion trained and deployed for anti-illegal-mining operations.

The alleged exclusion is important due to the fact that the commandant of the Mining Marshals, Commandant Jibrin Mohammed, had lone 3 weeks earlier received a ceremonial commendation from the past Niger State Commandant, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, for his publication to the command’s successes.

In a restricted missive dated August 25, 2026 and obtained by DAILY POST, Aniviye commended Mohammed for his “exceptional moving relationship”...