Niger Miners’ Deaths: FG Vows No One Culpable Will Be Shielded

The federal government has assured Nigerians that anyone found culpable in the deaths of persons arrested during an enforcement operation against suspected illegal mining activities in Niger State will not be shielded from appropriate action.
The minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, gave the assurance in a statement on Friday while expressing the federal government’s condolences over the loss of lives following the incident in the Wushishi/Lukoto axis of the state.
Idris conveyed the government’s condolences to the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago, the government and people of the state, traditional leaders and residents of Wushishi, as well as th...