Nigeria: Niger Miners' Saga - NSCDC Death Cell Cleaned to Destroy Evidence, Probe Panel Member Says

AllAfrica28 October 2026, 15:03 UTCNigeria

[Premium Times] Deji Adeyanju says the NSCDC detention cell in Minna was cleaned, disinfected and renumbered after the deaths of detainees in an alleged attempt to destroy evidence.

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