{
  "id": 10781574,
  "title": "EXCLUSIVE: NSCDC Oyo Commandant Accused Of Running Extortion Racket, Forcing Personnel To Fund His 'Birthday, Church Harvest'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/exclusive-nscdc-oyo-commandant-accused-of-running-extortion-racket",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T08:07:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Sahara Reporters",
    "slug": "sahara-reporters",
    "url": "https://saharareporters.com/2026/09/29/exclusive-nscdc-oyo-commandant-accused-running-extortion-racket-forcing-personnel-fund"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: NSCDC Oyo Commandant Accused Of Running Extortion Racket, Forcing Personnel To Fund His 'Birthday, Church Harvest' The officers revealed that the commandant, who was posted to the Oyo State Command in January 2024, has institutionalised a culture of forced contributions, with officers taxed between N1000 and N50,000 depending on their beat's perceived affluence.",
  "key_points": [],
  "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."
}