{
  "id": 8792540,
  "title": "Lagos mechanic lured with car repair job killed inside bush",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/lagos-mechanic-lured-with-car-repair-job-killed-inside-bush",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T23:32:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-mechanic-lured-with-car-repair-job-killed-inside-bush/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A mechanic named Samson was murdered in the Abijo area of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, after being lured with a promise of repairing a Mercedes-Benz. According to a police source, Samson, who owned a workshop near Warike Estate, accepted the job and traveled to the site where the car was parked. Upon arrival, he was taken into the bush and killed. Police are investigating the incident, suspecting cultists were involved. An anti-cultism advocacy group stated that Samson's murder was a retaliation for the killing of an Eiye member named Ola Sheu, who was killed by another cult group on September 9. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer confirmed the murder, but the family of the victim is still trying to locate Samson.",
  "summary": "A mechanic identified as Samson has been killed in a bush in the Abijo area of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, after being lured with a fake car repair job. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-mechanic-lured-with-car-repair-job-killed-inside-bush/",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Lagos mechanic lured with car repair job killed inside bush",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/lagos-mechanic-lured-with-car-repair-job-killed-inside-bush-8797247",
        "published": "2026-09-20T23:58:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}