{
  "id": 8797247,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T23:58:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-mechanic-lured-with-car-repair-job-killed-inside-bush/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the Abijo area of Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, a mechanic named Samson lost his life following a scheme to lure him for a car repair job. According to a police source, this incident transpired on Tuesday, September 15, 2023. Samson, who had a workshop at Warike Estate, was contacted to mend a Mercedes-Benz. Upon arriving at the site, he was led into a forest and subsequently murdered. Authorities are currently investigating the circumstances leading to the killing, with suspicion casting on potential involvement from cult groups. The police have vowed to identify those responsible. An anti-cultism advocacy group has suggested that Samson's death was a response to a prior incident involving a cult member named Ola Sheu who was killed by another group on September 9. The Lagos State Police have confirmed the occurrence, but the family of Samson is yet to report his whereabouts to the authorities. They are currently trying to trace his mobile phone and locate him.",
  "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/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-20T23:32:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}