{
  "id": 18416370,
  "title": "Insecurity declining in M’Belt, Abuja-Kaduna road now safer — Dogara",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/insecurity-declining-in-mbelt-abuja-kaduna-road-now-safer-dogara-18416370",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T01:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/insecurity-declining-in-mbelt-abuja-kaduna-road-now-safer-dogara/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has reported a significant decline in insecurity in the Middle Belt region, attributing the progress to President Bola Tinubu's administration. The statement comes in the wake of a safer Abuja-Kaduna road, which used to be one of the most dangerous inter-state routes plagued by bandit kidnappings, highway robberies, and the March 2022 attack on the train, which resulted in the death of eight passengers and the abduction of over 60 others. Dogara further emphasized that the gains are attributed to the strategic placement of Plateau indigenes within the Federal Government, whose leadership has contributed to addressing the region's longstanding security challenges.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "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."
}