{
  "id": 13133879,
  "title": "Police chief speaks on alleged ransom payment for freed 20 NYSC members",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/police-chief-speaks-on-alleged-ransom-payment-for-freed-20-nysc",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T14:25:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
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    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/915657-police-chief-speaks-on-alleged-ransom-payment-for-freed-20-nysc-members.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The police reaction followed widespread claims of ransom payments by some parents of the 20 prospective NYSC members who were released on Wednesday, exactly one week after they were abducted on 1 October. The post Police chief speaks on alleged ransom payment for freed 20 NYSC members appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}