{
  "id": 8665656,
  "title": "Niger Miners’ Deaths: Analyst reacts to calls for immediate sack of NSCDC Boss Audi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/niger-miners-deaths-analyst-reacts-to-calls-for-immediate-sack-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T10:58:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/20/niger-miners-deaths-analyst-reacts-to-calls-for-immediate-sack-of-nscdc-boss-audi/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Public affairs analyst Bilal Galadima has reacted to demands for the immediate dismissal of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps' Commandant-General, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, following the deaths of 37 miners and hospitalization of others in custody in Niger State. The incident sparked chaos in Niger State, leading Governor Mohammed Bago to declare a curfew in the region. The Federal Government has suspended Suberu Siyaka Aniviye, the NSCDC's Niger State Commandant, and formed an independent inquiry committee. Bago disclosed that the Department of State Services, DSS, has gathered statements from the discharged survivors. Human rights activist Hamza Dantani has also called for Audi's dismissal, but Galadima dismissed this as a distraction, urging Dantani and other well-meaning Nigerians to allow the investigation to proceed without interference. Galadima emphasized the importance of adhering to the rule of law while awaiting the outcome of the investigations into this unfortunate incident.",
  "summary": "A public affairs analyst and transparency advocate, Bilal Galadima, has reacted to calls for the immediate sack of the Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, over the deaths of 37 miners and the hospitalisation of others in custody in Niger State. The deaths of the miners resulted in […] Niger Miners’ Deaths: Analyst reacts to calls for…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Niger: Enraged Nigerians flay NSCDC over death of 37 illegal miners",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/niger-enraged-nigerians-flay-nscdc-over-death-of-37-illegal-miners",
        "published": "2026-09-20T05:09:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Group demands probe into deaths of 37 miners in Niger",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/group-demands-probe-into-deaths-of-37-miners-in-niger",
        "published": "2026-09-20T08:00:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Niger miners tragedy: MURIC demands overhaul of NSCDC operations, compensation for victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/niger-miners-tragedy-muric-demands-overhaul-of-nscdc-operations",
        "published": "2026-09-20T09:37:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}