{
  "id": 11994606,
  "title": "2027: I’ll use Islamic injunctions to tackle banditry — Kebbi Accord guber candidate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/2027-ill-use-islamic-injunctions-to-tackle-banditry-kebbi-accord",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T19:47:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/10/04/2027-ill-use-islamic-injunctions-to-tackle-banditry-kebbi-accord-guber-candidate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Accord Party candidate for governor in Kebbi State, Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Bunza, has announced his intention to utilize Islamic teachings as a means to combat banditry and kidnapping if he secures the position in 2027. During a candidate forum hosted by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kebbi State, Bunza stated that Quranic passages, when practiced with sincerity, could play a significant role in eradicating banditry and kidnapping in the region. In addition to his religious approach, Bunza has pledged to increase the minimum wage for workers in Kebbi to N500,000 per month if elected. This new wage, he explained, aims to enhance the welfare of employees and alleviate the hardships faced by civil servants. Bunza appealed to the residents of Kebbi to vote for candidates based on their proposed plans and programs as the 2027 elections approach.",
  "summary": "The Accord Party governorship candidate in Kebbi State, Muhammad Sani Abdullahi Bunza, has promised to use Islamic injunctions as part of his approach to tackling banditry and kidnapping if elected in 2027. Bunza made the promise on Saturday at a candidate engagement forum organised by the Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), […] 2027: I’ll use Islamic injunctions to…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "This Day",
        "title": "Gov Idris to Establish Military Base in Bagudo to Address Banditry in Kebbi",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/gov-idris-to-establish-military-base-in-bagudo-to-address-banditry-in",
        "published": "2026-10-03T23:38:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}