20 NSCDC officers suspended over deaths of detained suspected illegal miners
The federal government has suspended 20 officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in connection with the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in the corps’ custody in Niger State. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the suspension on Saturday, alongside the...
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