Nigeria: Niger Govt Cancels APC Rally, Suspends NSCDC Commandant Over Deaths of Detained Illegal Mining Suspects
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The Niger State Government has cancelled a scheduled All Progressives Congress (APC) rally in Minna following the deaths of 37 individuals who were being held in custody by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on suspicion of illegal mining. In response to the incident, the state government has suspended the local NSCDC commandant pending further investigation.
The federal government has deployed a team of experts to assist state authorities, the Nigeria Police Force, and other relevant agencies in conducting a formal inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the deaths. The investigation aims to clarify how the detainees died while in custody.
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Premium Times (NG)Focuses on federal intervention and the multi-agency investigative process.
AllAfrica (ZA)Highlights the political fallout and the cancellation of the APC rally.
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