Niger miners tragedy: MURIC demands overhaul of NSCDC operations, compensation for victims

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has called connected the Federal Government, nether the enactment of President Bola Tinubu, to instantly overhaul the operations of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.

The organisation besides demanded justness and compensation for the families of 37 artisanal miners who died successful mysterious circumstances portion successful NSCDC custody.

MURIC made the demands successful a connection signed by its coordinator, Northern States and Abuja, Malam Hassan Sani Indabawa, on Sunday.

DAILY POST recalls that 37 miners died successful NSCDC custody successful Niger State.

Indabawa, portion reacting, described the incidental arsenic unfortunate.

He said the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria strictly prohibits the torture of detainees nether Section 34(1).

He demanded justness for the deceased, stressing that capable compensation indispensable beryllium fixed to the families of those who mislaid their lives successful the incident.

He besides called connected the Federal Government to instantly overhaul the operations of the bureau to forestall aboriginal occurrences.

“On the greeting of September 17, 2026, MURIC received with daze the quality of the unfortunate decease of 37 artisanal miners, mostly teenagers, portion successful a crowded compartment astatine the Minna, Niger State Command of the NSCDC paramilitary force. 

“The suspects were alleged to person been jammed unneurotic unde...