The suspended Niger State Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Aniviye, don describe the death of 37 suspected illegal miners wey dey their custody as “one costly mistake.” E don also apologise to the families of the people wey die.
Aniviye talk this one when e dey give evidence before one commission of inquiry wey dey investigate the deaths for Minna, wey be Niger State capital.
E talk say, “Mistake don happen, but na very costly mistake be this.”
E add say, “I dey beg the parents of the people wey die, the people of Niger State and the state government make dem forgive us.”
The incident happen for September after NSCDC officers arrest people wey dem suspect say dey do illegal mining during operations around M.I. Wushishi Housing Estate and Lukoto village.
Aniviye talk say dem carry out the operation after residents complain about mining activities for their communities.
E say e visit the area on September 15, before mining marshals arrest the suspects the following evening.
E tell the commission say na through one phone call on September 17 e hear say the people don die.
According to am, when e return to the command office, e see dead bodies for the floor of the detention cell.
Stephen Tsado, wey be the suspended head of NSCDC legal unit, tell the commission say e advise Aniviye to release the underage suspects on bail to their parents.
Tsado talk say, “I advise am make e give their parents bail for the children.”
One nurse wey dey work with the medical unit of the command, Maryam Etang, also tell the commission say e shock am when she see the body of Emeka Emmanuel among the people wey dem remove from the cell.
She talk say Emmanuel no dey among the miners wey dem arrest during the operation.
Federal Government suspend Aniviye and 19 other NSCDC officers after the deaths happen, and order investigation into the matter.
President Bola Tinubu also call for full investigation, while Vice President Kashim Shettima announce ₦250 million donation for the families of the victims when e visit Minna on October 5.
The commission go investigate how the deaths take happen and find out whether any of the officials fail to do their duty.
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