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Full List: Names of 37 Miners Who Died in NSCDC Custody

The names of 37 suspected illegal miners who reportedly died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State have been released.

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The development comes amid investigations into the deaths, with the NSCDC arresting and parading 24 personnel, including the Niger State Commandant, Commandant Subaru Siyaka Aniviye, over the incident.

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The victims were identified as:

  1. Ibrahim Sani
  2. Fahad Sa’adu
  3. Abdulsalam Ismail
  4. Usman Aliyu
  5. Abubakar Alhaji
  6. Sani Nasir
  7. Sanusi Khalid
  8. Ahmad Aliyu
  9. Safiyanu Abdullahi
  10. Suleiman Dantala
  11. Idris Haruna
  12. Sani Yakubu
  13. Safiyanu Abubakar
  14. Abdullahi Abubakar
  15. Abubakar Musa
  16. Abdul Mudassir
  17. Suleiman Lawal
  18. Usman Abdullahi
  19. Samuel Sambo
  20. Ibrahim Musa
  21. Yusuf Nasiru
  22. Umar Lawal
  23. Isyaku Amisu
  24. Bissallah Adamu
  25. Abdulbari Suleiman
  26. Shafisu Lado
  27. Usman Ahmad
  28. Usman Ibrahim
  29. Sani Isyaku
  30. Musa Ibrahim
  31. Idris Bashir
  32. Kabiru Suleiman
  33. Emmanuel Emeka
  34. Mu’awiya AbdulKarim
  35. Abdul Gafar Abubakar
  36. Usman Haruna
  37. Aro Salihu Soba

The report noted that Mu’awiya AbdulKarim, Abdul Gafar Abubakar, Usman Haruna and Aro Salihu Soba were not included in the general hospital list.

The deaths have prompted investigations into the circumstances surrounding the miners’ detention and deaths, with NSCDC personnel being questioned over the incident.

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