EXCLUSIVE: How NSCDC Mining Marshals were sidelined in operation that left 37 dead

EXCLUSIVE: How NSCDC Mining Marshals were sidelined in operation that left 37 dead

Fresh questions are emerging over the chain of command behind the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, operation in Niger State that ended with the deaths of 37 detainees, following revelations that the Corps’ specialised Mining Marshals were allegedly excluded from the September 15 and 16 raids. Sources within the Niger State Command told […] EXCLUSIVE: How NSCDC Mining Marshals were sidelined in operation that left 37 dead

37 Miners Died in NSCDC Custody. Nigerians Need Answers

In mid-September, what began as a routine raid by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) against illegal mining in Minna, the capital of Niger State, turned into one of Nigeria’s most painful tragedies. On September 15 and 16, 2026, NSCDC operatives carried out what the Corps described as a “burst operation” around Lt. Gen. Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi Housing Estate and the Lukoto areas. Scores of children were apprehended and taken in…

37 Miners: NSCDC Keeps 24 Officers In Custody

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has said 24 personnel linked to the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in its custody in Niger

24 NSCDC Officers Detained Over 37 Miners' Deaths

A Chief Magistrate Court in Minna has ordered the 14-day detention of 24 NSCDC personnel following a tragic incident that claimed the lives of 37 miners in Niger State.

NSCDC Cooperates With Probe Into Miners’ Deaths

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it is fully cooperating with the Presidential Committee investigating the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 37 alleged illegal miners in its custody in Niger State. The Commandant General of the Corps, Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, disclosed this during a condolence and courtesy visit to traditional ruler, […]

Niger 37: I’m Heartbroken, NSCDC Boss Tells Bereaved Families, Minna Emir - NewsTmes.com.ng

The commandant -general of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has expressed deep pain and remorse over the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in Minna, saying the tragedy has left him “heartbroken and demoralised.” The NSCDC boss, according to a source who accompanied him on a trip to …