PUBLIC STATEMENT BY DEJI ADEYANJU ON INCLUSION INTO INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE DEATH OF MINNA MINERS

PUBLIC STATEMENT BY DEJI ADEYANJU ON INCLUSION INTO INDEPENDENT COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE DEATH OF MINNA MINERS

Following the decision of the Government to constitute a committee to investigate the deaths of the alleged gold miners in Minna, Niger State, I have been invited to serve on the committee, with a view to ensuring that the interests of the victims are adequately represented. I have accepted this responsibility and thank the Government for considering me worthy to serve. I am joining the committee solely to protect the interests of the victims and ensure that the truth is established. I urge the Government not to make any monetary provision, stipend or honorarium for members of the committee, as this is a national duty for which we should be prepared to sacrifice. I will not accept any such payment, and I will not participate in or tolerate any attempt to compromise the investigation or cover up wrongdoing. I undertake to take care of my hotel, transportation and other expenses myself.

If there is any attempt to shield those responsible or suppress the truth, I will expose it. The victims deserve justice, and the Nigerian factor as we know it must not be allowed to prevail.

DEJI ADEYANJU ESQ.