"Emmanuel Emeka, Suleiman Dantala..." Full list of Niger miners who di£d in NSCDC custody is released

The names of 37 suspected illegal miners who did in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger State have been released. The victims were arrested during anti-illegal mining operations carried out by the NSCDC in the state on September 15 and 16, 2026. Tragically, in the early hours of September 17, thirty-seven of those arrested were found de@d, with many foaming from the mouth. The NSCDC initially claimed that they did after a suspected disease outbreak, noting that the bodies were deposited at the General Hospital in Minna for medical examination to establish the actual cause of dath. However, angry Nigerians questioned this narrative and demanded an investigation. Following a protest by youths over the development, Governor Mohammed Bago on Friday, September 17, imposed a 24-hour curfew in the state. The governor equally said that some of the survivors were taken to the hospital for treatment, while others have been reunited with their families after the Nigeria Police and the Department of State Services, DSS, took their statements. Below are the names of those who did in the NSCDC custody:1. Ibrahim Sani2. Fahad Saadu3. Abdulsalam Ismail4. Usman Aliyu5. Abubakar Alhaji6. Sani Nasir7. Sanusi Khalid8. Ahmad Aliyu9. Safiyanu Abdullahi10. Suleiman Dantala11. Idris Haruna12. Sani Yakubu13. Safiyanu Abubakar14. Abdullahi Abubakar15. Abubakar Musa16. Abdul Mudassir17. Suleiman Lawal18. Usman Abdullahi19. Samuel Sambo20. Ibrahim Musa21. Yusuf Nasiru22. Umar Lawal23. Isyaku Amisu24. Bissallah Adamu25. Abdulbari Suleiman26. Shafisu Lado27. Usman Ahmad28. Usman Ibrahim29. Sani Isyaku30. Musa Ibrahim31. Idris Bashir32. Kabiru Suleiman33. Emmanuel Emeka34. Muawiya AbdulKarim35. Abdul Gafar Abubakar36. Usman Haruna37. Aro Salihu Soba The post "Emmanuel Emeka, Suleiman Dantala..." Full list of Niger miners who did in NSCDC custody is released appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.