Niger deaths: NSCDC Mining Marshals deny involvement

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Key context: <img width="1200" height="720" src="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NSCDC-Mining-Marshals-.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NSCDC-Mining-Marshals-.jpg 1200w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NSCDC-Mining-Marshals--300x180.jpg 300w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NSCDC-Mining-Marshals--400x240.jpg 400w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NSCDC-Mining-Marshals--590x354.jpg 590w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NSCDC-Mining-Marshals--1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NSCDC-Mining-Marshals--1000x600.jpg 1000w, https://dailypost.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/NSCDC-Mining-Marshals--1024x614.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>John Onoja Attah, Commander of the Mining Marshals, has said that his unit of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, was not involved in the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in custody in Niger State on September 16, 2026. Attah made this clarification in a statement on Sunday. His clarification comes amid [&#8230;]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/18/niger-deaths-nscdc-mining-marshals-deny-involvement/">Niger deaths: NSCDC Mining Marshals deny involvement </a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.