{
  "id": 15613760,
  "title": "Scrap dealers counter Zulum over alleged N3bn cable theft in Borno",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/scrap-dealers-counter-zulum-over-alleged-n3bn-cable-theft-in-borno",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T12:38:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/scrap-dealers-counter-zulum-over-alleged-n3bn-cable-theft-in-borno/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Association of Scrap and Waste Dealers Employers of Nigeria (NASWDEN) has challenged Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, to provide evidence to support his allegation that scrap metal scavengers were responsible for the theft of electrical cables worth about N3 billion in the state. Deputy National President of the association, Aminu Hassan […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}