The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 24 personnel, including Suberu Aniviye, the suspended Niger state commandant, over the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the corps’ custody.
Babawale Afolabi, national public relations officer (PRO) of the NSCDC, said in a statement on Sunday that Ahmed Audi, commandant-general of the corps, had assured that due process, transparency and accountability would be strictly followed in the investigation of the 24 personnel currently in custody.
The cable
