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  "id": 8206131,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:53:17.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/910516-police-order-probe-as-37-suspected-illegal-miners-die-in-nscdc-custody.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Commissioner of Police, Adamu Elleman, ordered the investigation following the discovery of scores of detainees dead at an NSCDC detention facility in the early hours of Thursday. The post Police order probe as 37 suspected illegal miners die in NSCDC custody appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/fg-suspends-niger-nscdc-commandant-over-miners-deaths",
        "published": "2026-09-18T05:50:43.000Z"
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        "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": "Amnesty demands independent probe into deaths of miners in Niger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/amnesty-demands-independent-probe-into-deaths-of-miners-in-niger",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:57:51.000Z"
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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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