{
  "id": 12008539,
  "title": "Two children swept away by river in Yobe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/two-children-swept-away-by-river-in-yobe-12008539",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T21:32:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/two-children-swept-away-by-river-in-yobe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Two children were swept away by a river in Dapchi, Yobe State, on Sunday at about 2:30 pm. The incident occurred at Unguwar Bulama Alhaji Ahmadu in Dapchi community, Bursari Local Government Area.\n\nOne child, 14-year-old Goni Mustapha, has been recovered, according to the Director of Search and Rescue Operations at the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Dr Mohammed Ibrahim Jalo, and search efforts for the second child are ongoing.\n\nSEMA and local search and rescue teams, alongside local divers, have launched operations to locate the second child. Dr Jalo has issued a public safety advisory, warning residents, particularly parents and guardians, to keep children away from rivers, streams, and other water bodies, especially during the rainy season.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Yobe: One missing, another rescued In River accident",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/yobe-one-missing-another-rescued-in-river-accident",
        "published": "2026-10-04T18:33:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "One child rescued, another missing after river incident in Yobe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/one-child-rescued-another-missing-after-river-incident-in-yobe",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:22:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Two children swept away by river in Yobe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/two-children-swept-away-by-river-in-yobe",
        "published": "2026-10-04T21:28:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}