Niger miners tragedy: MURIC demands overhaul of NSCDC operations, compensation for victims

The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has called on the Federal Government, under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu, to immediately overhaul the operations of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The organisation also demanded justice and compensation for the families of 37 artisanal miners who died in mysterious circumstances while in NSCDC custody.
MURIC made the demands in a statement signed by its coordinator, Northern States and Abuja, Malam Hassan Sani Indabawa, on Sunday.
DAILY POST recalls that 37 miners died in NSCDC custody in Niger State.
Indabawa, while reacting, described the incident as unfortunate.
He said the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Rep...