Names of Niger miners who died in NSCDC custody released [FULL LIST]

The names of 37 suspected amerciable miners who died successful the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, successful Niger State person been released.

DAILY POST recalls that the victims were arrested during anti-illegal mining operations carried retired by the NSCDC successful the authorities connected September 15 and 16, 2026.

The deaths, which occurred connected September 17, soon aft the arrests, person generated nationalist concern, protests and calls for accountability.

The NSCDC had earlier said that they died aft a suspected illness outbreak, noting that the bodies were deposited astatine the General Hospital successful Minna for aesculapian introspection to found the existent origin of death.

Following a protestation by youths implicit the development, Governor Mohammed Bago on Friday imposed a 24-hour curfew successful the state.

The politician arsenic said that immoderate of the survivors were taken to the infirmary for treatment, portion others person been reunited with their families aft the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, took their statements.

Below are the names those who died...