Niger miners’ death: Civil Defence raises alarm, says there is still danger

Calls for legislation to ban illegal mining
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From John Adams, Minna
The new Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, Abdulhamid Salisu Kabara, has raised the alarm that, despite the recent incident that led to the death of 34 miners in the state, there is still danger ahead.
The commandant, who spoke when he paid a familiarisation visit to the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, in his office on Tuesday, maintained that the activities of the miners have continued to pose a threat to residents of Minna, the state capital, forcing...