{
  "id": 12040698,
  "title": "Ex-Bauchi APC chieftain found dead with slit throat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ex-bauchi-apc-chieftain-found-dead-with-slit-throat-12040698",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-05T01:00:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/ex-bauchi-apc-chieftain-found-dead-with-slit-throat/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former All Progressives Congress Women Leader in Bauchi South, Jemimah Dutse, was discovered dead in her residence with a reportedly slit throat, according to the Bauchi State Police Command. Police spokesperson Nafiu Habib disclosed that the 49-year-old woman's body was found in a pool of blood on October 3rd, 2026, inside her home at Muazu New Layout, Yelwa, Bauchi. Dutse's throat was allegedly sliced open by unidentified assailants. The Bauchi Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, ordered a transfer of the case to the State Criminal Investigation Department's Homicide Section for a detailed and thorough investigation. The police have vowed to find those responsible and ensure justice is served.",
  "summary": "A former All Progressives Congress Women Leader in Bauchi South, Jemimah Dutse, has been found dead in her home with her throat slit by unknown assailants. Read More: https://punchng.com/ex-bauchi-apc-chieftain-found-dead-with-slit-throat/",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Ex-Bauchi APC chieftain found dead with slit throat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/ex-bauchi-apc-chieftain-found-dead-with-slit-throat",
        "published": "2026-10-05T00:54:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}