Federal Government Donates N250 Million to Niger NSCDC 37 Late Miners

By YM Bina

Federal Government has donated a sum of two hundred and fifty million naira thẹ deceased family ọf 37 miners that loss their lives in custody ọf Niger state Command ọf thẹ Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu disclosed thẹ donation during his visit to the Niger state g.overnment and thẹ brieved familia in Minna, to commisserate with them ọver thẹ tragic loss.

Represented by the Vice President Kashim Shettima, who explained that though nọ amount ọf resouces can equate thẹ live loss, it is to cushion thẹ hardship and grief suffered due to thẹ irreplaceable loss and prayed Allah to forgive thẹ deceased and console thẹ family.

He stated that thẹ Federal Government has Constituted an Independent Panel to investigate thẹ problem, while assuring that any person found wanting would be made to face thẹ full wrath ọf thẹ law.

President Tinubu also take advantage of thẹ visit to exornorate thẹ Niger state Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago from any wrong doing ọver thẹ death ọf thirty seven miners that died in Civil Defence custody as according to him thẹ Agency is directly under thẹ Federal Government and not thẹ state.

Hẹ reaffirmed thẹ determination ọf thẹ Federal Government in thẹ protection ọf lives and properties ọf Nigerians without exception.

Responding, Niger state Governor Mohammed Umar Bago thanked thẹ Vice President for thẹ visit saying that whẹn thẹ incident happened President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was away on vocation while Vice President Shettima was in New York representing his Boss at thẹ United Nations General Assembly.

Governor Bago said thẹ visit ọf Vice President Shettima coincided with thẹ day thẹ committee set up by Niger state Government under thẹ Chairmanship ọf his Deputy Comrade Yakubu Garba with Emir ọf Minna Umar Faruk is to submit their report while Governor Umar Bago will today present palliative to thẹ deceased family.