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  "id": 7819274,
  "title": "Police arrest 240 suspects in Yobe",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/police-arrest-240-suspects-in-yobe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T16:10:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/police-arrest-240-suspects-in-yobe/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Yobe State Police Command has arrested 240 suspects for various crimes, including murder, rape, kidnapping, and armed robbery, over the last three months. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, the police recorded 145 criminal cases during this period, comprising 16 murder cases, 9 rape cases, one kidnapping, two extortion cases, five armed robbery cases, and 112 other offences.\n\nThe police secured 198 convictions, while two suspects were acquitted. The Commissioner of Police, CP Usman Kanfani Jibrin, stated that 26 cases are currently before the courts, 10 are under investigation, and four are awaiting legal advice. The police also made significant seizures, including the arrest of 171 suspected narcotics vendors and consumers, and the recovery of illicit drugs and banned substances.\n\nThe police also investigated financial crimes, arresting one suspect for fraud and misappropriation of N77 million, and another for obtaining money and goods through fake bank transfer alerts. Two suspects were also arrested for allegedly extorting N630,000 from two individuals, according to the Daily Post Nigeria.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Police record 198 convictions, 240 arrests in Yobe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/police-record-198-convictions-240-arrests-in-yobe",
        "published": "2026-09-16T13:54:06.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Police arrest 240 suspects in Yobe",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/police-arrest-240-suspects-in-yobe-7819644",
        "published": "2026-09-16T16:12:04.000Z"
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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."
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