Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- The cell of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) where 33 suspected illegal miners died in Minna, Niger State, was allegedly washed, disinfected and renumbered in an attempt to destroy evidence, a member of the federal government's investigation committee has said.

Deji Adeyanju, a lawyer and human rights activist who served on the 10-member Independent Investigation Committee, disclosed this in a post on his social media account on Wednesday, citing findings in the committee's report.

"NSCDC Cell was washed clean, disinfected, renumbered in an attempt to destroy evidence after the death of 33 miners," Mr Adeyanju wrote.

The allegation raises further questions about the handling of evidence following...