{
  "id": 8515572,
  "title": "Miners’ deaths: Tinubu, Alake, Tunji-Ojo owe Nigerians answers – Atiku",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/miners-deaths-tinubu-alake-tunji-ojo-owe-nigerians-answers-atiku",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T16:47:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/miners-deaths-tinubu-alake-tunji-ojo-owe-nigerians-answers-atiku/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu, Solid Minerals Minister Dele Alake, and Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo of being responsible for 37 unexplained deaths. These individuals must answer for the deaths of 37 Nigerians who were arrested, detained, and died under government custody. Atiku claims that these deaths are not due to Boko Haram or bandits, but were caused by state agents who failed to ensure the safety of the arrested individuals. He argues that the government must account for these lives lost and stop hiding behind propaganda.",
  "summary": "Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has declared that President Bola Tinubu, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, and the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, have 37 unexplained deaths on their hands and must not be allowed to hide behind propaganda or sacrifice junior officers to protect those at the top. In a statement […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Niger: Shock, frustration, as Nigerians chide NSCDC over death of 37 illegal miners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/niger-shock-frustration-as-nigerians-chide-nscdc-over-death-of-37",
        "published": "2026-09-19T14:50:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}