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  "id": 8206129,
  "title": "Illegal Mining: Niger sets up panel to probe deaths of 37 detainees in NSCDC custody, commandant suspended",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/illegal-mining-niger-sets-up-panel-to-probe-deaths-of-37-detainees-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T08:03:05.000Z",
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/910525-illegal-mining-niger-sets-up-panel-to-probe-deaths-of-37-detainees-in-nscdc-custody-commandant-suspended.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Niger State has constituted a committee to investigate the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners in NSCDC custody and ordered autopsies to establish the cause. The post Illegal Mining: Niger sets up panel to probe deaths of 37 detainees in NSCDC custody, commandant suspended appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "FG suspends Niger NSCDC commandant over miners’ deaths",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/fg-suspends-niger-nscdc-commandant-over-miners-deaths",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:50:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "NSCDC removes Niger commandant over deaths of 30 illegal miners, begins investigation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/nscdc-removes-niger-commandant-over-deaths-of-30-illegal-miners",
        "published": "2026-09-18T06:54:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Police order probe as 37 suspected illegal miners die in NSCDC custody",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/police-order-probe-as-37-suspected-illegal-miners-die-in-nscdc-custody",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:53:17.000Z"
      }
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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."
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