{
  "id": 4158272,
  "title": "Police rescue two Colombian women held captive in Lagos",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/police-rescue-two-colombian-women-held-captive-in-lagos-4158272",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-29T09:50:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/police-rescue-two-colombian-women-held-captive-in-lagos/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Nigeria, police have rescued two Colombian women who were held captive by a human trafficking group. The victims, Maria Camila Rodas Ortiz and Yuliet Fernanda Rios Mesa, were lured to Nigeria and kept against their will by Chinese nationals. The Nigerian Police Force, working with INTERPOL-NCB in Bogotá, received intelligence on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, about the abduction and launched a covert operation to locate the victims in Lagos. Upon apprehending the victims, the suspects fled the location. The Colombian Embassy in Accra is assisting the police in securing accommodations for the rescued women and arranging travel documents for their safe return to Colombia.",
  "summary": "Two Colombian women, lured to Nigeria and held captive by a human trafficking syndicate, have been rescued by the Nigeria Police Force in Lagos. Read More: https://punchng.com/police-rescue-two-colombian-women-held-captive-in-lagos/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Two Colombian women rescued after human traffickers lured them to Nigeria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/two-colombian-women-rescued-after-human-traffickers-lured-them-to",
        "published": "2026-08-29T09:42:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Police rescue two Colombian women held captive in Lagos",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/police-rescue-two-colombian-women-held-captive-in-lagos",
        "published": "2026-08-29T09:48:16.000Z"
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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."
}