Names of 37 Illegal Miners Who Died In NSCDC Custody in Niger State

By Adetayo Omotoyosi Adeolu 

 

The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) has released the names of 37 suspected illegal miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State. NigerianTravel Guides

The victims were among some of the suspects arrested during operations conducted on September 15 and 16 around the Lt. Gen. Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi Estate in Minna, the state capital.

Awaisu Giwa, international peace ambassador at the IHRC, told TheCable on Sunday that the organisation obtained the initial list from records at General Hospital, Minna.

Ibrahim Sani

Fahad Sa’adu

Abdulsalam Ismail

Usman Aliyu

Abubakar Alhaji

Sani Nasir

Sanusi Khalid

Ahmad Aliyu

Safiyanu Abdullahi

Suleiman Dantala

Idris Haruna

Sani Yakubu

Safiyanu Abubakar

Abdullahi Abubakar

Abubakar Musa

Abdul Mudassir

Suleiman Lawal

Usman Abdullahi

Samuel Sambo

Ibrahim Musa

Yusuf Nasiru

Umar Lawal

Isyaku Amisu

Bissallah Adamu

Abdulbari Suleiman

Shafisu Lado

Usman Ahmad

Usman Ibrahim

Sani Isyaku

Musa Ibrahim

Idris Bashir

Kabiru Suleiman

Emmanuel Emeka

Mu’awiya AbdulKarim (not included in the general hospital list)

Abdul Gafar Abubakar (not included in the general hospital list)

Usman Haruna (not included in the general hospital list)