Do you remember the video game Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? It was released in 1985 and provided a series of clues to help you find Carmen as she travelled to world. It was similar to the earlier American television series, Lost in Space, following the adventures...
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The Independent Committee of Inquiry into the Reported Deaths of 37 People in NSCDC Custody commenced sitting, after its inauguration by the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Ojo The committee disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday by its Secretary, Professor Isa Hayatu Chiroma, SAN. According to the...
Nigeria’s ten-member independent committee investigating the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) was formally inaugurated this afternoon at the Minister’s Conference Room, Federal Ministry of Interior, Old Federal Secretariat, Abuja. A solemn gathering that included a minute...
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Lagos State Command, has arrested two women for allegedly producing adulterated fruit juice in Badagry, Lagos State. The suspects, aged 48 and 50, were arrested during a five-day surveillance operation carried out by the command in collaboration with an Army formation operating...
The death of 37 suspected illegal miners, mainly youths in the detention facility of Nigeria’s Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the northern state of Niger, has elicited widespread condemnation and public outrage, with the NGO Centre for Community Law, Amnesty International, Nigeria, and the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) among organisations calling...
Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, on Sunday led a state government delegation to a special three-day prayer session held in honour of the 37 artisanal miners who died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna. The prayer, held at the Central...
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged four United Nations Special Rapporteurs to urgently intervene over the reported deaths of 37 persons in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State and the reported use of lethal force against protesters in...
The Northern Senators Forum has mourned the deaths of 37 young Nigerians in NSCDC custody in Niger State describing it as deeply disturbing. In a statement by its Chairman, Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, the Forum demandd an immediate, transparent and independent investigation, including independent autopsies. The Forum extended its...
NBA demands full probe into death of 37 suspects in NSCDC custody, warns ‘a suspect a not a convict’
NBA demands full probe into death of 37 suspects in NSCDC custody, warns ‘a suspect a not a convict’
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has called for a thorough, independent and transparent investigation into the death of 37 persons who were arrested over suspected illegal mining and later died while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State. In a...
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has paid a condolence visit to Niger State following the death of thirty-seven (37) miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in the early hours of the day. The suspects were reportedly arrested over alleged...
The newly redeployed State Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, Commandant Abdulhamid Salisu Kabara, has officially assumed office, taking over the leadership of the command from Commandant Suberu Siyaka Aniviye. His assumption of duty comes at a critical time for the command...
Presidential candidates of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, and the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, have condemned the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, describing the incident as a national tragedy...
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the North Central Development Commission (NCDC), Dr. Cyril Yiltsen Tsenyil, on behalf of the Governing Board and Management of the Commission, has condoled with the Government and people of Niger State over the reported death of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered a full and transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners who were detained by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) after enforcement operations around the Lt. Gen. Mohammed Inuwa Wushishi Estate in Minna, Niger State. The President gave...
The Federal Government has ordered a full investigation into the death of suspected illegal miners in Niger State, while suspending the state commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Suberu Siyaka Aniviye. The Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, announced the suspension following the reported deaths...
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Cross River State Command, has arrested two suspected members of an armed gang accused of intimidating licensed miners and engaging in illegal mining activities in Yakurr Local Government Area of the state. The State Commandant, CC Okarazu Chima, disclosed this while briefing...
Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, has paid an official visit to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Office in Osun State as part of efforts to strengthen collaboration and security coordination ahead of the forthcoming Osun State Governorship...
Troops of the Joint Task Force South East, Operation UDO KA, have uncovered a suspected illegal arms supply network involving personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Nigerian Correctional Service during a series of intelligence-led operations across the South-East. The Acting Deputy Director, Army...
Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Rt. Hon. Shehu Usman Bawa (ABG), over the weekend paid a courtesy visit to the Kaduna State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), reaffirming his commitment to peaceful elections and stronger collaboration with security...
A joint security operation involving the Nigerian Army, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has led to the arrest of 46 suspected undocumented foreign nationals in parts of Ogun State. Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 35...