The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) is demanding justice following the deaths of miners in Niger State, urging government action and accountability. In its statements, the party links the tragedy to broader insecurity affecting communities in Borgu Local Government Area, particularly around Dekara, where bandit kidnappings have been reported since August 2026. PRP says authorities have not done enough to secure the release of hostages and is calling attention to the miners’ deaths as part of the same security crisis.
The Punch reports that PRP specifically calls for justice for 37 miners who the outlet says died in NSCDC custody, and it asks for an independent inquiry and prosecution. Information Nigeria similarly highlights PRP’s disappointment with the government’s handling of the hostage situation and frames the miners’ deaths within a wider pattern of insecurity in Niger State. The outlets differ mainly in emphasis—one focuses on the custody-related deaths and the need for an inquiry, while the other foregrounds the kidnapping and hostage-release failure.
