{
  "id": 1435855,
  "title": "Okada-assisted crimes on the increase in Edo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/okada-assisted-crimes-on-the-increase-in-edo",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T05:40:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/okada-assisted-crimes-on-the-increase-in-edo/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Edo State Government has expressed concern over rising cases of robbery, kidnapping and other crimes allegedly involving commercial motorcycle riders, popularly known as Okada, in the state. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Kassim Afegbua, raised the alarm during a media parley organised by the ministry. Afegbua said the government was planning to […]",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}