{
  "id": 8290967,
  "title": "Police rescue nine kidnap victims in Benue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/police-rescue-nine-kidnap-victims-in-benue-8290967",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T19:30:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/police-rescue-nine-kidnap-victims-in-benue/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Benue State Police Command has rescued nine passengers who were kidnapped from a commercial bus. The bus was attacked along the Ankpenchi-Ogobia road in Ohimini LGA. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, 13 passengers were initially kidnapped, with four being rescued shortly after the incident.\n\nThe police launched a search and rescue operation, and after receiving credible intelligence, they located a suspected kidnappers' hideout in Amla forest in Otukpo. The police stormed the camp, resulting in a fierce exchange of gunfire with the suspected criminals.\n\nThe Daily Post Nigeria reports that eight of the remaining victims were rescued, while the Punch reports nine rescued. The State Commissioner of Police, Cletus Nwadiogbu, disclosed that the attack occurred at about 11pm on Sunday and that operatives had been combing the area since September 14.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Daily Trust",
        "title": "Benue: Police engage kidnappers in gun battle, rescue 8 victims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/benue-police-engage-kidnappers-in-gun-battle-rescue-8-victims",
        "published": "2026-09-18T16:12:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Benue: Police rescue kidnapped travellers after gun battle with abductors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/benue-police-rescue-kidnapped-travellers-after-gun-battle-with",
        "published": "2026-09-18T17:02:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Police rescue nine kidnap victims in Benue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/police-rescue-nine-kidnap-victims-in-benue",
        "published": "2026-09-18T19:24:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}