Survivors of the incident that killed 37 miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have finally talked. They said they were sprayed something like “perfume” while inside cell.
Recounting his ordeal, one of the survivors said that 17 of them had been packed inside a small cell. They cried out because of the intense heat inside. Instead of decongesting the cell, NSCDC officials brought in additional detainees and stuffed inside the same already filled room.
“They locked us in a very small room. We were 17 in number, then they added more people, and we started complaining that the room was small,” Daily Post quoted the survivors as saying.
Because the room was so filled the bar couldn’t locked, and the suspects were commanded to stand up. That was when the matter became worst. The survivor alleged that as the room was to be closed, the officers sprayed something he described as perfume inside the room.
“As they were about to lock the room, they sprayed something that looked like perfume, and the smell started disturbing everyone in the room,” he said.