{
  "id": 1000564,
  "title": "Osun poll: Accord Party lawmaker, 146 suspects arrested — Police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/osun-poll-accord-party-lawmaker-146-suspects-arrested-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-15T09:16:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/osun-poll-accord-party-lawmaker-146-suspects-arrested-police/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Police have arrested an Accord Party lawmaker, Abiola Ibrahim, and 146 other suspects in Ikire, Osun State. According to Punch, the lawmaker was found with a large group of people at a private residence in the Ikire area on election day.\n\nThe lawmaker, representing Irewole/Isokan Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, claimed the group were voters for the ongoing election. He told security agents that some of the individuals were locals while others were from outside, and denied hiring or making promises to them.\n\nThe incident occurred as voting processes commenced across the state’s local government areas for the Osun State governorship election. BusinessDay Nigeria also reported that the Imole Campaign Council, backing Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, called on security agencies to maintain neutrality.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Gov poll: Police lock down Osun, DIG, 30 CPs deployed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/gov-poll-police-lock-down-osun-dig-30-cps-deployed",
        "published": "2026-08-14T10:01:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Osun poll: 432,843 PVCs uncollected – INEC",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/osun-poll-432-843-pvcs-uncollected-inec",
        "published": "2026-08-14T13:09:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Osun decides: Osogbo calm as voters head to poll",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/osun-decides-osogbo-calm-as-voters-head-to-poll",
        "published": "2026-08-15T08:01:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}