Niger govt opens inquiry into 37 detainee deaths in NSCDC custody

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Niger govt sets up inquiry into deaths of 37 detainees in NSCDC custody By: Zagazola Makama The Niger State Government has constituted a Committee of Inquiry to determine the circumstances and root cause of the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command. The committee, chaired by the state Deputy Governor, Comrade Yakubu Garba, has the Commissioner for Homeland Security, Maurice Magaji, as S