{
  "id": 1008530,
  "title": "Osun Decides: Police confirm arrest of Accord Party lawmaker, 146 ‘mercenaries’ [VIDEO]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/osun-decides-police-confirm-arrest-of-accord-party-lawmaker-146",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T09:53:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/15/osun-decides-police-confirm-arrest-of-accord-party-lawmaker-146-mercenaries-video/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Abiola Ibrahim, a lawmaker from the Accord Party representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, along with 146 suspected mercenaries. Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, announced the arrest on Saturday, stating that FBI-IRT operatives carried out the operation. Ibrahim was apprehended in Ikire for harboring the suspected mercenaries. The spokesman confirmed that he was arrested with 146 individuals. Footage shows police officers interrogating Ibrahim at his residence, where he claimed the gathered people were registered voters present for the election. Ibrahim insisted he neither hired nor promised anything to the individuals and emphasized that voting is their personal choice.",
  "summary": "The Osun State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Abiola Ibrahim, an Accord lawmaker representing Irewole/Isokan State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, and 146 suspected mercenaries. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, who confirmed the arrest on Saturday, said police operatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Intelligence Response Team…",
  "key_points": [
    "Osun police arrest Accord Party lawmaker Abiola Ibrahim",
    "FBI-IRT operatives carried out Saturday operation",
    "146 suspected mercenaries apprehended in Ikire"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}