{
  "id": 7627133,
  "title": "Bandits kill two police officers in Benue ambush",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/bandits-kill-two-police-officers-in-benue-ambush",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T20:34:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/909903-bandits-kill-two-police-officers-in-benue-ambush.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Two police officers were killed in an ambush in Benue. According to Premium Times, they were newly deployed Mobile Police officers escorting the DPO of Ayilamo Police Division back to a Benue community when they were killed.\n\nThe Benue State Police Command has since presented insurance cheques to the families of police officers who died in the line of duty, including the two officers killed in the ambush. Daily Post Nigeria reports that the presentation was made by the Commissioner of Police, CP Cletus C.N. Nwadiobu, on behalf of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu.\n\nThe Commissioner of Police conveyed his condolences to the families and noted that while no financial assistance could adequately compensate for the loss of a loved one, the insurance benefits were intended to provide some relief and support to the affected families.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Suspected herders ambush DPO’s escort, kill two officers in Benue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/suspected-herders-ambush-dpos-escort-kill-two-officers-in-benue",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:34:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Benue Police present insurance cheques to families of deceased officers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/benue-police-present-insurance-cheques-to-families-of-deceased",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:34:27.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}