{
  "id": 1227501,
  "title": "Freed Kebbi judge recognises bandits’ hideout",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/freed-kebbi-judge-recognises-bandits-hideout",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T07:42:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/903316-freed-kebbi-judge-recognises-bandits-hideout.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Justice Faruk Bunza, a judge who was previously abducted, has identified the hideout of his abductors as a camp in Suru LGA of Kebbi State. According to Premium Times, Bunza stated that his abductors appeared to have prior knowledge of potential targets.\n\nIn a separate incident, bandits attacked construction workers in the Tsatsunbe area of Kebbi State. However, troops from the Nigerian Army responded swiftly to the distress call and repelled the attackers, as reported by Daily Trust and Punch Nigeria. The construction workers were safely rescued and returned to their camp.\n\nThe troops also recovered three motorcycles abandoned by the fleeing bandits, according to Daily Trust. The incident was confirmed by Lt. Col. Olaniyi Osoba, the spokesman for the 8 Division, Nigerian Army.",
  "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."
}