Niger miners’ deaths: We ‘ll hunt down culprits – Shettima vows

—Says no uniform confers immunity from accountability, every citizen in custody remains entitled to state protection —Pays condolence visit to Niger State, announces FG’s N250m donation to bereaved families
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA — THE Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has assured families of the 37 suspected miners who died in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State that the federal government will get to the root of the tragedy and ensure that anyone found culpable is held accountable.
The 37 persons died on September 17 after being detained by the NSCDC on suspicion of illegal mining, with the cause of their deaths yet to be...