Niger Deaths: Mining Marshals Deny Involvement, Challenge Suspended NSCDC Commandant

The Mining Marshals have denied involvement in the September 16 security operation at M.I. Wushishi Housing Estate in Minna, Niger State, challenging claims by the state’s suspended Civil Defence commandant that he deployed the specialised unit to the site.
The Commander of the Mining Marshals, Assistant Commandant of Corps (ACC) John Onoja Attah, said no personnel from the unit took part in the operation, which is under investigation by the Justice Mohammed Mohammed Commission of Inquiry.
In a statement issued by his office at the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) National Headquarters in Abuja, Attah described remarks attributed to the suspended Niger State Commandant...