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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has called for a transparent investigation into the deaths of 37 miners in Niger State, declaring that the lives of poor Nigerians must not be treated as disposable.

The opposition party also called for proper identification and compensation for the families.

In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, ADC demanded independent “autopsies, the publication of the victims’ identities and detention records, compensation for their families, and the prosecution of every official responsible for their deaths.

“Thirty-seven Nigerians entered government custody alive. Their families are now being asked to receive their bodies. This is an indictment on this government about the value of the average Nigerian life. Low income Nigerians are not disposable, and no Nigerian should lose his or her life simply because they were arrested while struggling to survive,” the party said.

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The ADC expressed its condolences to the families of the deceased and insisted that their arrest during raids on mining sites did not extinguish their constitutional rights to life, dignity and due process.

“We must be clear: poverty is not a capital offence. Unemployment is not a death sentence. No accusation, whatever the case, gives any government institution the right to return citizens to their families in body bags,” the party said.

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