{
  "id": 1472154,
  "title": "Illegal mining in Nigeria linked to terrorism, insecurity – UN speaks after meeting NSCDC",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/illegal-mining-in-nigeria-linked-to-terrorism-insecurity-un-speaks",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T11:26:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/17/illegal-mining-in-nigeria-linked-to-terrorism-insecurity-un-speaks-after-meeting-nscdc/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, UNODC has linked illegal mining in Nigeria to organised crime, terrorism and insecurity across West Africa. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday after the Chief of the Africa Section of the Terrorism Prevention Branch, TPB at UNODC, Tullio Santini, led a delegation to meet with the Nigeria […] Illegal mining in Nigeria linked to terrorism,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "UN, NSCDC partner to tackle illegal mining terror funding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/un-nscdc-partner-to-tackle-illegal-mining-terror-funding",
        "published": "2026-08-17T11:12:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}