Suspended NSCD Commandant Niger State Siaka Aniviye Apologises To Families Of Deceased Miners In Court
The suspended Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Niger State Command, Siaka Suberu Aniviye, has apologised to the families of detained miners who died in custody.
The suspended Commandant tendered the apology while testifying before the Justice Mohammed Mohammed Commission of Inquiry set up by the Niger State Government, which is sitting in Minna.
The Commission, mandated to investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody, heard the testimony of the suspended former Commandant during its second sitting.
During his testimony, Aniviye admitted that the incident could have been avoided, describing it as a costly mistake, and appealed to the bereaved families for forgiveness.
The NSCDC State Legal Officer, ACC Stephen Tsado, and the Command Nurse, Maryam Etang, also testified before the Commission.
The Commission Chairman, Justice Mohammed Mohammed led other members to visit the Minna General Hospital mortuary, where the victims’ bodies were kept. Three corpses remain unclaimed.
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