{
  "id": 7714534,
  "title": "Police rescue teenager locked in toilet, arrest Rivers couple",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/police-rescue-teenager-locked-in-toilet-arrest-rivers-couple-7714534",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T05:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/police-rescue-teenager-locked-in-toilet-arrest-rivers-couple/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a couple for allegedly locking their 15-year-old house help, Amaechi, in a toilet at their residence in Abuloma, Port Harcourt City Local Government Area of the state. The teenager, who hails from Ebonyi State, was rescued by operatives of the Abuloma Police Division on Monday, September 14, after the landlord raised the alarm over her prolonged absence. The couple allegedly locked the girl in the toilet for weeks over an undisclosed offence, feeding her only once a day with leftover food.",
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      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/police-arrest-teenager-accused-of-stabbing-man-to-death",
        "published": "2026-09-16T04:24:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Police rescue teenager locked in toilet, arrest Rivers couple",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/police-rescue-teenager-locked-in-toilet-arrest-rivers-couple",
        "published": "2026-09-16T05:34:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ghanaian Times",
        "title": "Police rescue kidnapped man, arrest 4 suspects",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/police-rescue-kidnapped-man-arrest-4-suspects",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:04:37.000Z"
      }
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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."
}