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  "id": 12857973,
  "title": "Police arrest over 20 suspected cultists in Bayelsa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/police-arrest-over-20-suspected-cultists-in-bayelsa",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T11:48:18.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "The Bayelsa State Police Command has arrested more than 20 suspected cultists in an intensified operation to curb cult-related violence across the state. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-arrest-over-20-suspected-cultists-in-bayelsa/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "N18m Fraud: Police arrest man in Ogun for allegedly impersonating prophet on Facebook",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/n18m-fraud-police-arrest-man-in-ogun-for-allegedly-impersonating",
        "published": "2026-10-08T12:04:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Police arrest over 20 suspected cultists in Bayelsa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/police-arrest-over-20-suspected-cultists-in-bayelsa-12864639",
        "published": "2026-10-08T12:24:18.000Z"
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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."
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