Niger Miners’ Deaths: Survivors’ Claims Of Chemical Spray Not Proven By Tests — Panel

The independent ministerial committee investigatng the Niger custody deaths of 33 persons in the custody of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, has said allegations by some survivors that a chemical or aerosol substance was sprayed into their detention cell before the deaths could not be substantiated by the available evidence.
Chairman of the committee, Jonathan Kure, disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja while presenting the panel’s report to the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.
According to the committee, some survivors alleged that an aerosol substance had been released into the cell before the incident, but investigators found no evi...