By Uthman Baba -Naseer,Minna<\/p>\n
The Commissioner for Homeland Security in Niger State Mr. Maurice Bello Magaji has alleged that the operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) are going beyond their official responsibility in their role of engagement.<\/p>\n
He told the Justice Mohammed Mohammed Judicial Commission of Inquiry investigating the death of 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of NSCDC that their mode of official conduct is uncivil and they should be more professional in the discharge of their duty.<\/p>\n
According to the Commissioner, the men of the NSCDC needed more orientation in their mode of operation as security outfit stating that the revelations from the survivors of the NSCDC causality to \u201c our committee is so embarrassing and they needed more orientations in their official conducts\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c My Lord. The information we received from the survivors in our committee as regards to the manner and the way the NSCDC carried out their operations could best be described as unprofessional and they need to be called to order\u201d Maurice Magaji told the Commission.<\/p>\n
He told the Commission that the excess of the NSCDC in their operational conduct does not portray the operatives of the NSCDC as security outfit warning that they should operate within the ambit of the law that established them.<\/p>\n
\u201c The NSCDC was established under an enabling Act. But they operate outside the Act and the law establishing them. They should operate in accordance with the Act that established them. Their excesses in their operational conduct is unprofessional\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Maurice Magaji who testified as the Commissioner for Home Security and the secretary Niger State committee of Investigation on the matter informed the commission the response of their committee to the incident and the stage of their investigation, challenging the mode of arrest and operation of the civil defence corps in the state.<\/p>\n
He confirmed that on the 17th,of September,2026 he received a phone call from the suspended Commandant of the NSCDC in Niger State,Siayaka Zubeiru Aniriviye on the death of the 37 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Command.<\/p>\n
He stated that upon the receipt of the report,\u201d I put a call to my boss,the governor, on the report I got from the suspended Commandant of the NSCDC.<\/p>\n
\u201c The governor then directed that their bodies should be evacuated to the hospital,the suspended Commandant then told me that he needed some logistics to transport them to the hospital.<\/p>\n
\u201c I then contacted my permanent secretary and raised some funds for transporting them to the hospital, \u201c the Commissioner told the Commission.<\/p>\n
Head of civil defence operations Deputy Commander of Corps John Abraham narrated to Justice Mohammed Mohammed nine member commission of inquiry how they carried out the operation which led to the arrest of the 69 miners on the directives of the suspended commandant of the Corp Siaka Subairu Aniviye.<\/p>\n
He maintained that after the arrest they handed over the suspects to the department of intelligence and investigation for further action.<\/p>\n
Area Commander Mokwa Assistant commander of Corp Adebayo Tajuddeen and ASC Mamman Ibrahim testified in relation to the arrest, investigation and detention of Emmanuel Emeka who was detained six days and died alongside the suspected illegal miners.<\/p>\n
They testified how they illegally arrested the boy, collected money for his detention and court warrant and as well clarified on the whereabouts of 1.4 Million Naira allegedly recovered from the 12 Million Naira in question.<\/p>\n
However Wilfred Ugwu, the employer of late Emmanuel who reported him to the civil defence also
\ntestified on their relationship with Emmanuel and how he accused Emmanuel of siphoning his business money to the tune of 12 Million Naira.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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