Niger Miners’ Deaths: Mortician Tells Panel Mortuary Received 33 Corpses, Not 37

The officer in charge of Minna General Hospital Mortuary, Dr Chinweokwu Alaribe, has told the judicial commission investigating the deaths of miners in Niger State that the facility received 33 corpses, not 37 as reported by the government.

Alaribe stated this while testifying before the nine-member judicial commission, chaired by Justice Mohammed Mohammed, at its resumed sitting in Minna.

According to him, the corpses brought to the mortuary were 33, adding that he could not account for bodies that were not taken to the facility.

“I’m only aware that 33 corpses were brought in, not aware of any 37 as reported. I cannot count the corpses that were not in the mortuary. I only know that 33 corpses were brought to me,” he said.

The mortician told the panel that the corpses were brought to the hospital in two batches in an ambulance.

He added that two nurses from the medical unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) accompanied the bodies to the hospital.

Alaribe identified the nurses as Mariam and Hauwa, both attached to the NSCDC medical unit in Minna.

Details later.

A Mortician in-charge of Minna General Mortuary Dr. Chinweokwu Alaribe has that the hospital mortuary received only 33 dead bodies of Miners not 37 deaths as claimed by the government

He stated this while testifying before the Judicial Commission at its resumed sitting in Minna, that the corpse that were brought to the hospital were 33.

According to him ” I’m only aware that 33 Corpse were brought in not aware of any thirty seven as reported. I cannot count the corpse that was not in Mortuary,I only know that 33 Corpse were brought to me”

Testifying at the nine -member committee headed by Justice Mohammed Mohammed said the corpse were brought in two batches in an ambulance

He also stated that the corpse were accompanied to the hospital by two nurses from the medical unit of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corpse (NSCDC).

He gave the names of the Nurses as Nurse Mariam and Nurse Hauwa of the NSCDC Medical unit in Minna.

Details later