{
  "id": 4130020,
  "title": "Police arrest mother, accomplices over staged kidnapping of her 2-year-old son in Plateau",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/police-arrest-mother-accomplices-over-staged-kidnapping-of-her-2-year",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T07:08:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/29/police-arrest-mother-accomplices-over-staged-kidnapping-of-her-2-year-old-son-in-plateau/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Nigeria Police Force has arrested Catherine Davou, Nansik Wuyep Sule, and Luka Emmanuel Butdam in connection with the staged kidnapping of Davou's two-year-old son, Rito Jesse Davou, in Plateau State. The suspects allegedly conspired to kidnap the toddler with the intention of collecting ransom from his wealthy mother-in-law. Initially demanding N7 million, the ransom was later increased to N15 million. The child was kept at Sule's residence, while Butdam made ransom-related calls to the child's grandmother. The suspects were arrested following separate intelligence-led investigations, and the child was rescued and reunited with his family.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Police arrest female students over viral Plateau assault video",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/police-arrest-female-students-over-viral-plateau-assault-video",
        "published": "2026-08-29T06:28:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Premium Times",
        "title": "Police rescue 2-year-old boy, arrest suspects in kidnapping plot",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/police-rescue-2-year-old-boy-arrest-suspects-in-kidnapping-plot",
        "published": "2026-08-29T08:40:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}