{
  "id": 16242514,
  "title": "My sister fought kidnappers who stoned her to death – Escaped 12-year-old",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/my-sister-fought-kidnappers-who-stoned-her-to-death-escaped-12-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T23:30:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/my-sister-fought-kidnappers-who-stoned-her-to-death-escaped-12-year-old/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Twelve-year-old David Adedayo recounted the harrowing ordeal of being kidnapped and the tragic death of his sister, Damilola, at the hands of a kidnapper gang. The kidnapping occurred on August 23 when the family was abducted from their home in Kuje, Abuja. David and his mother, Nancy, were released after an hour, but Damilola was held captive for several days. The kidnappers beat her, threw rocks at her, and eventually, after she seized a cutlass from one of them, they killed her by throwing her off a cliff.",
  "summary": "A 12-year-old boy who escaped from a kidnap gang in Kuje, Abuja, has recounted how his sister fought her abductors before they stoned her to death. Read More: https://punchng.com/my-sister-fought-kidnappers-who-stoned-her-to-death-escaped-12-year-old/",
  "key_points": [
    "Twelve-year-old David Adedayo survived kidnapping.",
    "Sister Damilola killed after resisting kidnappers.",
    "Attack occurred August 23 in Abuja."
  ],
  "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."
}