{
  "id": 8403729,
  "title": "Morning recap: Horror in NSCDC cell of death, mother, four children die in Rivers fire, other top stories",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/morning-recap-horror-in-nscdc-cell-of-death-mother-four-children-die",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T07:16:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/morning-recap-horror-in-nscdc-cell-of-death-mother-four-children-die-in-rivers-fire-other-top-stories/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Thirty-seven people died in a Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) cell in Minna, Niger State. According to Amnesty International, the cell was designed for 10 people but held 67 detainees, who were suspected of illegal mining. The country director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi, stated that it was unfair to describe the deceased as illegal miners since they could not defend themselves.\n\nThe detainees were arrested on September 15 and 16. A survivor alleged that an unidentified liquid substance, which looked like perfume, was sprayed in the cell, causing them to sneeze and cough. The cell was extremely hot, with Minna experiencing high temperatures on the days of their detention.\n\nIn a separate incident, a mother and four children died in a fire in Rivers State.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Death in NSCDC detention: Survivor recounts ordeal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/death-in-nscdc-detention-survivor-recounts-ordeal",
        "published": "2026-09-19T05:02:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Mass death of NSCDC detainees: What we’ve discovered – Amnesty International",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/mass-death-of-nscdc-detainees-what-weve-discovered-amnesty",
        "published": "2026-09-19T05:31:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Morning recap: Horror in NSCDC cell of death, mother, four children die in Rivers fire, other top stories",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/morning-recap-horror-in-nscdc-cell-of-death-mother-four-children-die-8403779",
        "published": "2026-09-19T07:16:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}