{
  "id": 17819884,
  "title": "Gunmen abduct six mourners, abandon dead body on highway",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/gunmen-abduct-six-mourners-abandon-dead-body-on-highway",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T15:48:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Adom Online",
    "slug": "adom-online",
    "url": "https://www.adomonline.com/gunmen-abduct-six-mourners-abandon-dead-body-on-highway/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gunmen abducted six mourners traveling to a burial in Nigeria's Benue State on Friday, October 30. The victims, who were transporting a deceased woman from Kano, were intercepted and taken to the bush while the body was left abandoned on a highway in Otukpo Local Government Area. The incident occurred near Adoka Road, close to Okpoga in Okpokwu Local Government Area. The driver of the vehicle, who is a friend of the Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Maxwell Ogiri, was among the six abducted. Ogiri confirmed the traumatic event to journalists, informing them that the kidnappers demanded a N15 million ransom. Local vigilante groups and youths are assisting security agencies in the search for the abducted mourners, as they remain in captivity.",
  "summary": "Gunmen have abducted six mourners transporting a deceased woman for burial in Nigeria’s Benue State, abandoning her body on a highway after intercepting their vehicle. The incident occurred at about 8 p.m. on Friday, October 30, along Adoka Road in Otukpo Local Government Area, while the group was travelling to Okpoga in Okpokwu Local Government […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}