{
  "id": 19113110,
  "title": "Awa-Ijebu Kidnap: Police, DSS arrest suspect, recover two AK-47 rifles",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/awa-ijebu-kidnap-police-dss-arrest-suspect-recover-two-ak-47-rifles",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T06:36:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/09/awa-ijebu-kidnap-police-dss-arrest-suspect-recover-two-ak-47-rifles/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent operation carried out by the Ogun State Police Command and the Department of State Services, DSS, a suspected kidnapper was killed and another arrested in connection with the kidnapping of 10 passengers at Orita Fufu, Awa-Ijebu. The arrested suspect, identified as Abubakar Yinusa, 18, is the second suspected kidnapper to be killed in this operation, bringing the total number of suspected kidnappers killed to two. One AK-47 rifle was also recovered in the operation, along with three others. The joint team engaged the suspects in a gun battle, resulting in one suspect being killed and Yinusa being arrested. The 10 passengers were abducted last Tuesday while traveling from Edo State to Ibadan, after being intercepted by gunmen at Orita Fufu, along the Ijebu-Ode-Ibadan Road. One passenger escaped, and the kidnappers later demanded a ransom of N25 million. The victims were released unharmed on Saturday after spending four days in captivity. The Police Command is urging residents to report anyone seen with gunshot wounds to the nearest police station and is continuing efforts to arrest other members of the gang.",
  "summary": "The Ogun State Police Command, in collaboration with the Department of State Services, DSS, has killed another suspected kidnapper and arrested one other in connection with the abduction of 10 passengers at Orita Fufu, Awa-Ijebu. The suspect arrested was identified as Abubakar Yinusa, 18. DAILY POST reports that the latest operation, carried out on Sunday, […] Awa-Ijebu Kidnap: Police, DSS arrest…",
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  },
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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."
}