{"id":303152,"date":"2023-12-28T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=303152"},"modified":"2023-12-28T12:00:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T11:00:33","slug":"nscdc-arrests-22-suspected-illegal-miners-in-fct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/12\/28\/nscdc-arrests-22-suspected-illegal-miners-in-fct\/","title":{"rendered":"NSCDC arrests 22 suspected illegal miners in FCT"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>NSCDC said that 20 suspects were arrested in connection with manhole cover theft and vandalism of critical national assets and infrastructure<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Five suspects were arrested in September for alleged vandalism of electrical cables, 14 for alleged vandalism of other public property, and two for alleged television theft<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>the other suspects include 28 persons nabbed for alleged railway vandalism and destruction of 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