{
  "id": 2417137,
  "title": "Police rescue 13 abducted passengers in Benue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/police-rescue-13-abducted-passengers-in-benue",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-21T18:26:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/police-rescue-13-abducted-passengers-in-benue/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Police in Benue State have successfully rescued 13 more passengers who were abducted along the Otukpo–Adoka road while travelling from Enugu to Abuja. This brings the total number of victims rescued from the incident to 18, following five days of sustained search and rescue operations. Acting on credible intelligence, the police launched a night operation into the Amla-Icho Forest in Otukpo Local Government Area, where they encountered the kidnappers and their victims. The kidnapped passengers were rescued unhurt, and the kidnappers fled under the cover of darkness, abandoning the victims. The commissioner of police commended the police operatives for their bravery and urged transport operators to maintain accurate passenger manifests for future emergencies.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Police rescue 75 abducted travellers in Kaduna",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/police-rescue-75-abducted-travellers-in-kaduna",
        "published": "2026-08-21T15:07:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BusinessDay Nigeria",
        "title": "Police rescue 13 kidnapped passengers in Otukpo forest, kill one suspect",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/police-rescue-13-kidnapped-passengers-in-otukpo-forest-kill-one",
        "published": "2026-08-21T19:01:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}