Niger miners’ death: Families will get justice – FG vows as probe committee inaugurated

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, connected has declared that the Federal Government would guarantee justness for the families of 37 arrested miners who died successful the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, successful Niger State.

Tunji-Ojo said justness is the champion acquisition the Federal Government tin springiness to the families of the deceased.

The amerciable miners died portion being held by the NSCDC aft their apprehension during enforcement enactment carried retired astir Lt. Gen. Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi Estate, successful Minna, Niger State.

Following the incident, the Federal Government inaugurated a 10-member committee to analyse the decease of the alleged amerciable miners.

Speaking during the inauguration of the committee successful Abuja, the curate said: “The president ordered that this committee should beryllium inaugurated but supra each to beryllium autarkic of each influences, autarkic of each persuasions, and autarkic of each overtures and scenarios that mightiness derail the committee from getting to the basal of the substance and making definite that the champion acquisition astatine this infinitesimal the state tin springiness to the deceased are fixed to them and what’s that gift, justice.

“Justice is the champion acquisition that we tin springiness to these radical arsenic a state and I privation to convey the president for his presumption connected this pa...