The Coalition of Civil Societies for Transparency and Accountability (COSTA) has condemned the call for the termination of the tenure of the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi. The condemnation comes after a lawyer and human rights activist, Hamza Dantani, called for the sack of the NSCDC boss following an incident in which 37 persons suspected of illegal mining lost their lives while in NSCDC custody in Minna, Niger State. In a statement by its National Coordinator, Comrade Bilal Galadima, COSTA described the call as untimely and mischievous, and an unnecessary distraction from the substantive issue.
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