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Politics● ElevatedSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 11:45 AM

FG appoints Adeyanju, Ciroma, others to probe Niger miners’ deaths

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

The Federal Government has constituted a 10-member independent committee to investigate the reported deaths of 37 people held by the Niger State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on suspicion of illegal mining. The post FG appoints Adeyanju, Ciroma, others to probe Niger miners’ deaths appeared first on Vanguard News.

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