{
  "id": 8040541,
  "title": "Oyo school abduction: Suspects plead not guilty to amended charges",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/oyo-school-abduction-suspects-plead-not-guilty-to-amended-charges-8040541",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T14:50:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/oyo-school-abduction-suspects-plead-not-guilty-to-amended-charges/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Five members of the Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan (Ansaru) have pleaded not guilty to amended charges of terrorism-related offences in connection with the abduction of 46 pupils and teachers in Oyo State, Nigeria. The Department of State Services (DSS) has accused the defendants, including Mahmud Muhammad and Abubakar Abbas, of ordering the abduction and causing the death of two victims, Michael Oyedokun and Deacon John Olaleye. The defendants were arraigned before the Federal High Court in Abuja on a seven-count amended charge and have yet to enter a plea.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Oyo school abduction: Suspects plead not guilty to amended charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/oyo-school-abduction-suspects-plead-not-guilty-to-amended-charges",
        "published": "2026-09-17T14:28:43.000Z"
      }
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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."
}