Niger Deaths: Mining Marshals Deny Involvement, Dispute Suspended Commandant’s Claim

The Commander of the Mining Marshals, Assistant Commandant of Corps (ACC) John Onoja Attah, has firmly denied that personnel of the specialised Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) unit participated in the September 16, 2026, operation at M.I. Wushishi Housing Estate in Minna, Niger State, where deaths are under investigation.
Attah’s denial contradicts a claim attributed to the suspended Niger State NSCDC Commandant, Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, that Mining Marshals personnel were deployed to the area following his visit to a mining site on September 15.
The conflicting accounts have raised questions about the identity of the security personnel involved in the operation, who au...