Nigerian families and survivors seek justice over miners’ deaths
Families of 37 artisinal miners who died in custody in Nigeria want swift justice and the return of property seized during their arrest, saying no financial compensation will make up for their loss.
Families of 37 artisinal miners who died in custody in Nigeria are seeking swift justice and the return of property seized during their arrest, stating that financial compensation will not make up for their loss. A presidential panel found that the detainees, suspected of being illegal miners, died from overcrowding, extreme heat, dehydration, and neglect while being held by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger state.
The government has welcomed the panel's findings and sent the report to the attorney-general for immediate judicial action, though it has not yet specified when compensation will be provided to the victims' families and survivors.
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