“Tinubu criminalising poor miners” — Atiku questions 37 deaths in NSCDC custody

The African Democratic Congress, ADC, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Bola Tinubu administration of criminalising poor Nigerians involved in artisanal mining while demanding answers over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody in Niger State.
Atiku made the allegation in a statement reacting to a video of a young boy from a gold-mining community in the state.
He questioned why residents of a community rich in gold remain poor and struggle to provide basic opportunities, including education, for their children.
“How can a community sitting upon gold remain so poor that it cannot educate its children?” Atiku asked.
He said the situation rai...