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37 Minna Deaths: Panel Flags Institutional Breakdown, Overzealousness in NSCDC Operation

Daily Dispatch October 7, 2026

…Committee seeks two-week extension, awaits forensic, pathology reports The Federal Government’s investigative committee probing the reported deaths of 37 persons in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Minna, Niger State, has uncovered indications of possible

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NSCDC Deploys 3,000 Personnel Across Abuja for Independence Anniversary

Daily Dispatch September 29, 2026

Commandant orders surveillance of malls, markets, motor parks, recreational centres, critical infrastructure. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory Command, has deployed 3,000 personnel across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as part of intensified security arrangements for Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary celebrations.

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NSCDC CG Visits Minna Emir, Families of Dead Detainees

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2026

….Vows No Shield for Culprits ….Audi assures presidential panel of full cooperation, says officers in protective custody The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Prof. Ahmed Audi, has assured the families of detainees who died in the Corps’ custody in Niger State that no officer found culpable in the incident will […]

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NSCDC Arrests Three Suspected Pipeline Vandals in Abuja

Daily Dispatch September 24, 2026

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Capital Territory Command, has arrested three suspected pipeline vandals while they were allegedly attempting to load vandalised NNPC petroleum pipeline components into a truck in Dafa, Kwali Area Council of the FCT. The FCT Commandant disclosed this during a press briefing at the scene of the […]

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Minister Inaugurates Probe Panel into 37 Deaths in NSCDC Custody

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2026

….‘We Owe Nigerians the Truth,’ Tunji-Ojo Says The Federal Government has inaugurated an independent investigation into the reported deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger State, as the unfolding tragedy raises urgent questions about detention conditions, the treatment of suspects and

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HOMEF Links Deaths of 37 Young Miners to Nigeria’s Extractive Economy

Daily Dispatch September 22, 2026

…. Demands Independent Probe Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for an independent investigation into the reported deaths of 37 young miners in Niger State, warning that the incident highlights the human and environmental consequences of Nigeria’s reliance on mineral extraction. The environmental advocacy organisation said the deaths, involving