{
  "id": 8275234,
  "title": "NHRC condemns death of miners in NSCDC custody, demands investigation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/nhrc-condemns-death-of-miners-in-nscdc-custody-demands-investigation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T16:21:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/18/nhrc-condemns-death-of-miners-in-nscdc-custody-demands-investigation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, has condemned the death of about 37 persons suspected to be artisanal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Minna, Niger State. The commission called for an independent forensic autopsy and preservation of all evidence, stressing that the investigation ordered by the […] NHRC condemns death of miners in NSCDC…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "‘It is not looking accidental’ — Aisha Yesufu on death of Niger miners in NSCDC custody",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/it-is-not-looking-accidental-aisha-yesufu-on-death-of-niger-miners-in",
        "published": "2026-09-18T16:43:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Intervene over 37 miners’ deaths in NSCDC custody, SERAP tells UN",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/intervene-over-37-miners-deaths-in-nscdc-custody-serap-tells-un",
        "published": "2026-09-18T21:32:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}