{
  "id": 14775862,
  "title": "Police arrest two teenagers, recover pistol in Kano",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/police-arrest-two-teenagers-recover-pistol-in-kano-14775862",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T19:56:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/police-arrest-two-teenagers-recover-pistol-in-kano/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Kano State Police Command has arrested two 19-year-old men for the alleged unlawful possession of a firearm. According to Daily Post Nigeria, the suspects are Rufai Ahmed and Aliyu Ibrahim of Kawo Quarters, Kano.\n\nDaily Post Nigeria reports that the first suspect, Rufai Ahmed, was apprehended at approximately 10:30 pm on October 11, 2026, during an intelligence-led patrol on Sokoto Road. Operatives from the Farm Centre Police Division intercepted a tricycle, known as a Keke NAPEP, and discovered a bag containing a locally fabricated revolver pistol and two rounds of live ammunition.\n\nThe investigation was taken over by the command’s Criminal Investigation Department following an order from Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Adamu Bakori. Punch and Punch Nigeria also confirmed the arrest of the two men and the recovery of a locally made revolver pistol.",
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        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Police arrest two teenagers, recover pistol in Kano",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/police-arrest-two-teenagers-recover-pistol-in-kano",
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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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