The Northern Senators Forum (NSF) has urged the Federal Government to ensure a full, independent and transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the forum’s chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua (APC, Katsina Central), said the circumstances surrounding the deaths were disturbing and demanded accountability.
He said Nigerians deserved clear answers about how the incident happened.
“Nigerians must know who ordered the arrests, where the detainees were taken, who authorised their detention in the facility, whether the room was fit for human habitation, when the distress calls were made, who heard them, what action was taken, and the precise circumstances in which each victim died,” he said.
