{
  "id": 5528106,
  "title": "Senator narrates relationship with man who accused him of promoting banditry",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/senator-narrates-relationship-with-man-who-accused-him-of-promoting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T06:51:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/senator-narrates-relationship-with-man-who-accused-him-of-promoting-banditry/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senator Shehu Buba of Bauchi South has responded to allegations that he promotes banditry. According to the SaharaReporters, Hassan, a man who accused the senator and unnamed politicians of aiding criminal elements, made the claims in an interview with social media influencer D English Alhaji Media. Buba clarified that he had helped Hassan with his education, introducing him as an orphan seeking admission. He provided Hassan with a bicycle to ease his journey to school and advised him to complete his education, but Hassan insisted on leaving school to start a car dealership business. Buba accused Hassan of using his home to create propaganda materials and obtaining photos and videos of guests to damage his reputation. The investigation led to the arrest of four suspects, with the main suspect, Hassan, fleeing to Niger Republic. Buba worked with security personnel and clerics to implement a non-kinetic strategy to address banditry, focusing on social, economic, psychological, and political drivers of insecurity.",
  "summary": "Shehu Buba, senator representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, has responded to allegations that he promotes banditry. A man identified simply as Hassan had accused the lawmaker and other unnamed politicians of abetting banditry in northern Nigeria. According to a report by SaharaReporters, Mr Hassan made the accusations in an interview with social media influencer D […]",
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  "editors_take": null,
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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."
}