NHRC condemns death of miners in NSCDC custody, demands investigation

The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has condemned the decease of astir 37 persons suspected to beryllium artisanal miners successful the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, successful Minna, Niger State.

The committee called for an autarkic forensic autopsy and preservation of each evidence, stressing that the probe ordered by the Interior Minister and the NSCDC indispensable beryllium transparent, thorough and comply with planetary standards for investigating perchance unlawful deaths successful custody.

Executive Secretary of the Commission, Professor Tony Ojukwu, SAN, successful a connection on Friday, demanded that circumstances that led to the deaths indispensable beryllium thoroughly probed.

Ojukwu expressed interest implicit the incidental which occurred aft the miners were arrested during enforcement operations successful the Wushishi-Lukoto country connected September 15 and 16.

He said the committee commiserates with the families of the deceased and the radical of Niger State, and has ordered preliminary probe to ascertain the origin of decease of the miners successful custody.

The NHRC brag called for an autarkic forensic autopsy and preservation of each evidence, stressing that the probe ordered by the Interior Minister and the NSCDC indispensable beryllium transparent, thorough and comply with planetary standards for inves...