{
  "id": 824136,
  "title": "Court orders police probe of Fadahunsi over killing comment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/court-orders-police-probe-of-fadahunsi-over-killing-comment-824136",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T01:32:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/court-orders-police-probe-of-fadahunsi-over-killing-comment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Magistrate’s Court in Abuja has ordered the police to investigate Senator Francis Fadahunsi over alleged comments calling for the killing of members of the Accord ahead of the Osun State governorship election. Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 7, Abuja, has been directed to investigate the criminal complaint and submit a report within two weeks. The complaint was filed by Pelumi Olajengbesi, the campaign spokesman for Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, following alleged comments attributed to Fadahunsi in a viral video.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Ripples Nigeria",
        "title": "Amnesty vows to shame Sen Fadahunsi globally over ‘kill them’ comment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/amnesty-vows-to-shame-sen-fadahunsi-globally-over-kill-them-comment",
        "published": "2026-08-13T14:32:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Court orders police probe of Fadahunsi over killing comment",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/court-orders-police-probe-of-fadahunsi-over-killing-comment",
        "published": "2026-08-14T01:12:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}