{
  "id": 1921407,
  "title": "Soldiers arrest ‘illegal miners’ in Niger",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/soldiers-arrest-illegal-miners-in-niger",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T11:07:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/903971-soldiers-arrest-illegal-miners-in-niger.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Soldiers of the 102 Guard Battalion, an elite unit of the Nigerian Army headquartered in Suleja, Niger State, have arrested 18 individuals described as “illegal miners” and recovered cash amounting to N2.4 million including operational tools. The post Soldiers arrest ‘illegal miners’ in Niger appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
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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."
}