33 Miners Death: Panel Recommends N1.4bn Compensation
The Chairman of the Independent Investigative Committee on the death of 33 miners in Niger state, Jonathan Kure, has recommended that N1.4 billion be paid to the families of the deceased and 44 survivors.
Speaking in Abuja while presenting the report of the committee on Tuesday, Kure said the deaths were avoidable as the victims, including 14 minors, were held in inhuman conditions.
The committee also recommended summary dismissal of the state commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and other officers directly involved in the detention and eventual death of the miners.
The committee equally recommended institutional reforms of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps to strengthen leadership of the corps.
The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who received the report, promised to implement the recommendations of the committee and ensure justice for all affected persons.
Tunji-Ojo directed the commandant of the Corps to immediately suspend all officers who cleaned the detention centre in order to destroy evidence.
