The independent investigative committee set up by the Federal Government to probe the deaths of detainees in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in Niger State has recommended the prosecution of officers found responsible, alongside the payment of N1.4bn in compensation to bereaved families and …
…all other officers who were directly involved in the detention and eventual death of the miners The committee equally recommended institutional reforms for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps in order to strengthen the leadership of the corps.Make PUNCH part of your everyday experience.Add us to your Preferred…
…from the national headquarters of the NSCDC. The post Breaking: Probe panel blames miners’ deaths on overcrowding, extreme heat, dehydration appeared first on Vanguard News.
…Area of Ogun State demanding answers from the police. Read Also: Full List: Names of 37 miners who died in NSCDC custody Peter Igbang, a 25-year-old farmer and former mechanic apprentice, was pronounced dead in police custody. Police authorities claim he hanged himself inside the cell using his own clothing. His family…
…Corps, NSCDC, Niger State Command, Usman Isah Ndamaka, has confessed that he left 37 miners screaming in a cell till they died.The officer made the confession while testifying before the Judicial Commission of Inquiry in Minna on Wednesday.Ndamaka broke down in tears at the panel as he narrated what happened, stating t…
…infrastructure as major barriers to the growth of the sector. President of the Miners Association of Nigeria, Oba Ayandele Ayanleke, said insecurity along mining corridors and jurisdictional disputes between federal and subnational authorities were undermining operations and eroding investors’ confidence. Ayanleke urge…
…will see bandits controlling communities there. Go to the mining site and ask one of the miners, ‘Who are you mining for?’ “There is always someone they are mining for. Are you going to say that the government does not know these individuals? In some cases, are governors not benefiting from the mining? “You don’t arm p…
…I had done anything wrong. But around that time, I learnt about the deaths of the miners in the Civil Defence cell in Minna. That frightened me because I was already in police custody in another state and did not know what could happen to me. I was afraid for my life. I did not want to spend another minute in the cell,…
…injure 2 other people in separate attacks in Plateau State. Photo Mutfwangkill 5 miners, injure 2 others Meanwhile, Legit.ng also reported that gunmen opened fire on miners at a site in Marit village, Barkin Ladi LGA of Plateau State, on Saturday afternoon.The Berom Youth Moulders-Association confirmed the attack and c…
…Corps and its Commandant-General, Prof. Ahmed Audi, over the deaths of suspected illegal miners in the corps’ custody in Minna, Niger State. The groups, the Centre Against Injustice and Domestic Violence and Media for Equity and Good Governance, made the call at a joint press briefing in Lagos on Friday. The Executive…
…at the site.Suspected gunmen attack a Plateau mining site near Kuru Jenta, killing two miners from Heipang District. Photo Ndubuisi/Anadolu via Getty ImagesImagesA member of the affected community, Weng Bulus, confirmed the deaths on October 3, saying both victims were from the Heipang District."Two persons from Heipan…
…collaborators, disruption of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and arrest of illegal miners. It said the troops of 82 Division Task Force Battalion rescued eight abductees at the fringes of Armuda and Gava villages in Gwoza Local Government Area (LGA) of Borno. The report said preliminary investigation indicated that…
…6. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested 19 suspected illegal miners operating in a forest in Edo North, while two alleged operators said to be behind the activities are currently at large. The suspects were arrested on Friday, August 28, 2026, during a raid on an illegal gold mining site in the Okp…
…Mbwas Mangut has lamented his team’s defeat to Barau FC, DAILY POST reports. The Solid Miners got their 2026/27 Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL, campaign off to a disappointing start following a 3-1 loss to Barau FC at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano, on Sunday evening. Both teams scored a goal each in an entertain…
…the Nigerian Army for its role in arresting and transferring 18 suspected illegal miners to their custody, following a joint enforcement effort in Niger state. Soldiers from the 102 Guard Battalion discovered the suspects operating without authorisation at a mining site in Izom, Gurara local government area, during a r…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has arrested three suspects for alleged illegal mining of sharp sand at Obiaja River along the Nnobi-Ideani Junction, Uke Road in Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. Speaking during a media briefing late on Wednesday at the State Comma…
Moment gold mine collapses on artisanal miners in Central African Republic leaving 100 de@d More than 100 people have been k!lled after an artisanal gold mine collapsed in western Central African Republic (CAR) near the border with Cameroon. The collapse occurred on Tuesday, August 18, in the village of Zamboye, about…
…Area of Plateau State, which killed seven persons. The minister warned illegal miners against risking their lives by entering abandoned pits without licences, saying the tragedy could have been avoided if the miners had formed a cooperative and obtained the necessary permit. A statement signed by the Special Assistant…
Politics Osun election: Thugs allegedly kill two APC members in fresh attack Published on August 12, 2026 By Francis Ezediuno Tension has heightened in Ilesa, Osun State, following reported attacks that left two All Progressives Congress, APC, members dead and several others injured ahead of the state governorship elec…
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…disaster agency said on Friday, adding rescuers were searching for more missing miners. The explosion, caused by methane gas, tore through the mine near the capital of the resource-rich province of Balochistan on Thursday, sparking a rescue operation that ran into the night. “According to information received from the…
…has expressed deep concern over the reported deadly clash involving suspected illegal miners in Randagi community of Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State, calling for a thorough and transparent investigation into the incident. The development comes amid reports by BBC Hausa that many people were feared ki…
Niger State: NSCDC operative k!lled in clash with illegal miners An officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), ASC II Aminu Eshin, has been confirmed k!lled in a clash between the Mining Marshal of the Corps and suspected illegal minors. The incident happened at a mining site in Korokpa Village, P…