{
  "id": 11558426,
  "title": "How I escaped after gunmen abducted 16 victims – Hairstylist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/how-i-escaped-after-gunmen-abducted-16-victims-hairstylist",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T00:14:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/how-i-escaped-after-gunmen-abducted-16-victims-hairstylist/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elizabeth Arowojolu, a hairstylist from Ondo State, found herself abducted along the Benin-Ore Expressway on September 13. She was traveling to Lagos to visit a friend when the incident took place around 5 pm. Elizabeth and 16 others were kidnapped and forced to hide their phones from the kidnappers, who appeared to be armed robbers. After about two hours of running through the bush, Elizabeth managed to escape with three men as one of the kidnappers stood up and began running. The group avoided running in a straight line to prevent the kidnappers from shooting at them. Elizabeth managed to escape the abductors, leaving behind 15 others who were not as fortunate.",
  "summary": "A hairstylist, Elizabeth Arowojolu, recounts her terrifying ordeal and how she escaped after being abducted with 15 others by gunmen on the Benin-Ore Expre Read More: https://punchng.com/how-i-escaped-after-gunmen-abducted-16-victims-hairstylist/",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "How I escaped after gunmen abducted 16 victims – Hairstylist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/how-i-escaped-after-gunmen-abducted-16-victims-hairstylist",
        "published": "2026-10-02T23:52:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}