The victims were among suspected illegal miners arrested during anti-illegal mining operations conducted by the NSCDC in the M.I. Wushishi and Lukoto areas of Niger State on September 15 and 16, 2026. The 37 detainees subsequently died while in custody on September 17.
The release of their identities comes amid ongoing investigations into the circumstances surrounding their deaths.
The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) said it compiled the list from records obtained from the General Hospital, Minna. According to the commission, four additional names were later provided by relatives of victims whose names were not included in the initial hospital record.
The identities of the deceased are:
- Ibrahim Sani
- Fahad Sa’adu
- Abdulsalam Ismail
- Usman Aliyu
- Abubakar Alhaji
- Sani Nasir
- Sanusi Khalid
- Ahmad Aliyu
- Safiyanu Abdullahi
- Suleiman Dantala
- Idris Haruna
- Sani Yakubu
- Safiyanu Abubakar
- Abdullahi Abubakar
- Abubakar Musa
- Abdul Mudassir
- Suleiman Lawal
- Usman Abdullahi
- Samuel Sambo
- Ibrahim Musa
- Yusuf Nasiru
- Umar Lawal
- Isyaku Amisu
- Bissallah Adamu
- Abdulbari Suleiman
- Shafisu Lado
- Usman Ahmad
- Usman Ibrahim
- Sani Isyaku
- Musa Ibrahim
- Idris Bashir
- Kabiru Suleiman
- Emmanuel Emeka
- Mu’awiya AbdulKarim
- Abdul Gafar Abubakar
- Usman Haruna
- Yaro Salihu Soba
The IHRC said the last four names — Mu’awiya AbdulKarim, Abdul Gafar Abubakar, Usman Haruna and Yaro Salihu Soba — were supplied by relatives and were not contained in the initial General Hospital, Minna, list.
The circumstances surrounding the deaths remain under investigation. President Bola Tinubu has ordered a comprehensive probe, while the Federal Government has constituted a 10-member independent committee to investigate the identities of the deceased, their arrest and detention, and the cause and circumstances of their deaths.
The NSCDC has also detained personnel in connection with the incident, with the number of officers in custody reaching 24 as of September 21.
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