Niger NSCDC Commandant Suspended After 37 Illegal Miners Die in Custody
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered the immediate suspension of the Niger State commandant of th
Nigeria's Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has suspended the Niger State commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) following the deaths of 37 illegal miners while in custody. The suspension places the commandant under investigation over the circumstances of the deaths.
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